File Contents
Character Encoding
This optional parameter controls which character encoding is used to interpret text attributes from the DBF file. If the value is not set, then the character encoding will be automatically detected from the source DBF file. If the value is set, it will take precedence over the automatically detected character encoding.
This parameter is useful when the character encoding information stored in the DBF file is missing or incorrect.
Schema Attributes
Additional Attributes to Expose
Use this parameter to expose Format Attributes in Workbench when you create a workspace:
- In a dynamic scenario, it means these attributes can be passed to the output dataset at runtime.
- In a non-dynamic scenario where you have multiple feature types, it is convenient to expose additional attributes using this one parameter. For example, if you have ten feature types and want to expose the same attribute in each one, it is easier to define it once than it is to set each feature type individually in the workspace.