The FME translation processor consists of software modules that operate on a collection of features. The reader modules read features from external sources. The factory modules in the factory pipeline join features together or split them apart in a variety of ways. The transformation module converts the feature from one format’s representation into another’s. Writer modules output the features in a supported format. All processing aspects performed by the FME are specified through a mapping file or workspace.
All modules in FME output statistics, progress information, warnings, and errors to a translation log file.