Disabling Transformers

You can temporarily disable a transformer to remove it from the translation. In most cases, you can still run the translation, and the workspace excludes these transformers.

Note Especially for larger workspaces, it is sometimes better practice to disable connections.

Depending on the size of the workspace and the number of transformers, there are a few different ways to do this:

Press the Ctrl key and click to select multiple transformers, or press the left mouse button and drag the cursor over a specific area.
Right-click and select Disable or Disable Objects (for multiple-transformer selections).
Select single or multiple transformers and select Enable/Disable Transformers from the FME Workbench Transformers menu.

The transformer color changes to gray (indicating that it is inactive) on the canvas:

The Transformers parameter in the Navigator shows the disabled transformers in the main transformer list and adds a new Disabled Transformers object:

Re-enabling Transformers

Navigator: Right-click on the disabled transformer in and select Enable.
Canvas: Right-click on the transformer on the canvas and select Enable.

Note Through the command menu, you can also apply any transformer command to a disabled transformer.