KMLRegionSetter

This parameter specifies whether or not the bounding box of the region should be computed from the bounding box of the feature's geometry.

If the value is Yes, the bounding box will be computed; if necessary, the calculated bounding box will be reprojected to the LL84 coordinate system. A valid coordinate system is required for the bounding box to be calculated.

Note: Setting a value of Yes on point features is not recommended because they have no area and will generate an infinitely small bounding box.

This parameter is only available when the region bounding box is being calculated from the bounding box of the feature geometry. It may be used to make the bounding box of the KML region larger (or smaller) than the bounding box of the geometry. The geometry bounding box will be expanded (or decreased if the value is negative) on all sides, by the value of the parameter. The parameter value should be given in degrees of latitude/longitude.

Minimum Pixels specifies the minimum size, in pixels, in the user's Google Earth view, that the region's bounding box must occupy before the region will become active – that is, when zooming in, at what point the feature should appear.

The smaller the value, the sooner the feature will appear when zooming into the view. A value in the range of 256 to 512 is recommended.

Maximum Pixels specifies the maximum size, in pixels, in the user's Google Earth view, that the region's bounding box may occupy before the region will be deactivated – that is, when zooming in, at what point the feature should disappear again.

The smaller the value, the sooner the feature will disappear when zooming into the view. A value of -1 (infinite) is recommended. It means there is no maximum size and, once the feature has appeared, zooming in further will not cause it to disappear.

This parameter specifies an offset to Minimum Pixels, in pixels, that determines the rate at which the region will be activated, and its contents displayed.

A value of 0 (immediate transition) is recommended.

This parameter specifies an offset to Maximum Pixels, in pixels, that determines the rate at which the region will be deactivated, and its contents hidden.

A value of 0 (immediate transition) is recommended.

These parameters specify the coordinates, in the LL84 coordinate system, that define the boundary of the region's bounding box.

Using the Text Editor

The Text Editor provides a convenient way to construct text strings (including regular expressions) from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and constants, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Text Editor

Using the Arithmetic Editor

The Arithmetic Editor provides a convenient way to construct math expressions from various data sources, such as attributes, parameters, and feature functions, where the result is used directly inside a parameter.

Arithmetic Editor

Conditional Values

Set values depending on one or more test conditions that either pass or fail.

Parameter Condition Definition Dialog

Content

Expressions and strings can include a number of functions, characters, parameters, and more.

When setting values - whether entered directly in a parameter or constructed using one of the editors - strings and expressions containing String, Math, Date/Time or FME Feature Functions will have those functions evaluated. Therefore, the names of these functions (in the form @<function_name>) should not be used as literal string values.

Content Types

String Functions	These functions manipulate and format strings.
Special Characters	A set of control characters is available in the Text Editor.
Math Functions	Math functions are available in both editors.
Date/Time Functions	Date and time functions are available in the Text Editor.
Math Operators	These operators are available in the Arithmetic Editor.
FME Feature Functions	These return primarily feature-specific values.
FME Parameters	FME and workspace-specific parameters may be used.
Creating and Modifying User Parameters	Create your own editable parameters.

Note: Not all tools are available in all transformers.