KMLPropertySetter

Sets common properties for groups of vector and raster features destined for the OGCKML Writer.

Usage Notes

For more information regarding KML:

See the FME OGCKML Writer chapter in the FME Readers and Writers manual (in Workbench, select Help > FME Readers and Writers Reference)
See the documentation for KML: http://developers.google.com/kml/documentation

Configuration

Parameters

Navigation Tree

Name	Name specifies the text that will be displayed in the navigation tree of a KML Viewer such as Google Earth. If the feature has a point geometry, it will also be used as the label text.
Summary	Summary specifies the text that will be displayed below the feature's name in the navigation tree of a KML Viewer such as Google Earth.
Visible	Visibility specifies whether or not the feature will be visible by default when the user first opens the dataset. If the visibility is set to No, the feature will not be displayed. However, the visibility may still be toggled in the navigation tree of a KML Viewer such as Google Earth.

Description Balloon

Content Type	Content Type specifies the type of the feature's balloon content. If the type is Text, the contents will be XML entity-encoded when written to the KML file. If the type is HTML, the contents will not be XML entity-encoded, but preserved in such a way that the content will be displayed as valid HTML.
Content	Content specifies the text or HTML description to be displayed in the feature's Balloon.
Include Attribute Table	Include Attribute Table specifies whether or not a table of the features attributes should be included in the Balloon Content.
Attribute Table Title	If the Include Attribute Table parameter is set to Yes, the value of this parameter will be used as the title of the attribute table.
Additional Files	If the description contains HTML content, the HTML may require additional files in order to be rendered correctly. Common examples are images, CSS stylesheets and javascript files. The Additional Files parameter may be used to specify the files which are required by the HTML in a feature. The required files should be listed in the “Source File” column. The “Path in Dataset” column may be used to specify where the file should be located within the output KML dataset. Typically, the value in the “path in Dataset” column should just be set to the same path as is given in the HTML. For example, if the HTML contains the following: <img src=”images/pic.jpg”/> The “Path in Dataset” cell would be set to “images/pic.jpg”. If a cell is empty, the corresponding source file will be copied into the root folder of the dataset. If an absolute path is given (for example, /images/pic.jpg), the path will be resolved relative to the root file of the dataset. If a relative path (for example, images/pic.jpg) is given, the path will be resolved relative to the KML file which contains the current feature.

Geometry

Geometry Type	Geometry Type specifies the type of geometry properties to apply to the feature.
Altitude Mode	Altitude Mode specifies how KML Viewers, such as Google Earth, should interpret the z value of features with vector geometry, or the altitude setting for features with raster geometry.
Draw Order	The draw order determines the order in which features are displayed. Features with a higher value will be displayed over features with a lower value. This applies to overlay features and features with line geometries.
Raster Altitude	Raster Altitude specifies the altitude, in meters, at which the raster tile should be displayed. This option is not commonly required.
Raster Opacity	Raster Opacity specifies the opacity of raster tile when displayed in a KML Viewer, such as Google Earth. This value is a display directive only, and has no effect on the underlying raster geometry.
Extrude	Extrude specifies whether or not to connect the geometry of vectors to the ground. KML Viewers, such as Google Earth, will not display extruded geometry unless the Altitude Mode is Absolute, Relative To Ground, or Relative to Sea Floor.
Follow Terrain	This option only applies to linear geometries, not points or polygons. While the Altitude Mode parameter sets the behavior of the line vertices, this parameter sets the behavior of the line segments between the vertices. If Follow Terrain is set to Yes, the line segments between vertices will conform to the terrain. If Follow Terrain is set to No, the line segments will be a straight line from one vertex to the next. This will cause the line to hover above low terrain, and be buried underneath higher terrain. KML Viewers, such as Google Earth, will not enable terrain following unless the Altitude Mode is Clamp To Ground or Clamp To Sea Floor.

Editing Transformer Parameters

Using a set of menu options, transformer parameters can be assigned by referencing other elements in the workspace. More advanced functions, such as an advanced editor and an arithmetic editor, are also available in some transformers. To access a menu of these options, click beside the applicable parameter. For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.

Defining Values

There are several ways to define a value for use in a Transformer. The simplest is to simply type in a value or string, which can include functions of various types such as attribute references, math and string functions, and workspace parameters. There are a number of tools and shortcuts that can assist in constructing values, generally available from the drop-down context menu adjacent to the value field.

How to Set Parameter Values

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.

Dialog Options - Tables

Transformers with table-style parameters have additional tools for populating and manipulating values.

Table Tools

Row Reordering

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

Add a row
Remove a row
Move current row up one
Move current row down one
Move current row to top
Move current row to bottom

Cut, Copy, and Paste

Enabled once you have clicked on a row item. Choices include:

Cut a row - delete and copy to clipboard
Copy a row to the clipboard
Paste a row from the clipboard

Cut, copy, and paste may be used within a transformer, or between transformers.

Filter

Start typing a string, and the matrix will only display rows matching those characters. Searches all columns. This only affects the display of attributes within the transformer - it does not alter which attributes are output.

Import

Import populates the table with a set of new attributes read from a dataset. Specific application varies between transformers.

Reset/Refresh

Generally resets the table to its initial state, and may provide additional options to remove invalid entries. Behavior varies between transformers.

Note: Not all tools are available in all transformers.

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Keywords: "Google Earth" KML