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What's New

This file documents major changes made to training materials in 2016

Desktop Basic

These changes are for the FME Desktop Basic Training Course.

Data Translation Basics

  • Split the "More Data Inspector Functionality" section into two parts
  • Added information on 2016.1 updates to Data Inspector styling

Data Transformation

  • Transformer Ports: replaced Counter with 2DForcer as an example of single input/output port (as Counter got a rejected port in 2016.1)
  • Made note of other transformers with new rejected ports in 2016.1

Best Practice

  • The data used for the "I love bridges" debugging exercise has been cleaned up so that it is in the correct position
  • Includes a new exercise called "Design Patterns"
  • Removed the way-too-simple exercise on templates
  • Made note of transformers with new rejected ports in 2016.1
  • Updated bookmark sections with new 2016.1 functionality
  • Added information on output port reordering in 2016.1
  • Added information on the new Junction transformer in 2016.1
  • Added information on the ability to hide connections in 2016.1

Translation Components

  • All previous exercises have been replaced by new ones centred around a fundraising walk scenario. These use a new GPS trail dataset
  • Made note of new design of Geodatabase (ArcObjects) parameters dialog in 2016.1

Practical Transformer Use

  • The wrapping-up exercise (HTML property report) has been dropped and the prior exercise (data joins with crime data) promoted to take its place
  • The Attribute section has been restructured on a task-basis, rather than transformer-by-transformer. That structure better accommodates the new AttributeManager transformer
  • Noted Help window no longer automatically updates in 2016.1
  • Noted difference between Tester Regex operations in 2016.0 and 2016.1
  • Made note of transformers with new rejected ports in 2016.1

General

  • Exercises are now numbered 1,2,3,etc within their particular chapter. A name (rather than number) denotes the chapter. This is because chapter numbers do not match the numbers GitBook assigns
  • Improved (I hope) exercise descriptions and scenarios
  • There are many more Q+A questions, all of which have the answers as the final section of their particular chapter
  • Removed the update date from the course introduction page, as it cannot be easily kept up-to-date
  • Changed text/screenshot to reflect renaming from Community Answers to Q&A Forum
  • Added useful links to Safe blog articles where related to the content

Desktop Advanced

These changes are for the FME Desktop Advanced Training Course.

User Parameters

  • Replaced 2015 exercise 1c (Simplifying Workspace) with a new exercise based on parameterizing the basic training Grounds Maintenance project workspace

Performance

  • Updated exercise from 2015 with a Cloner transformer to increase the amount of data being processed without increasing the size of the source dataset
  • Added option to run Exercise 4 using a PostGIS database as the source dataset
  • Changed (from 2015) one of the workspaces for the Parallel Processing exercise
  • Made note of transformers with new rejected ports in 2016.1

Custom Transformers

  • Dropped (from 2015) the section/exercise on manual schema editing
  • Changed (from 2015) the parallel processing exercise to something more realistic (in terms of technique)
  • Made note of new options (Hide Connections/Connect Junctions) on Workbench context menu in 2016.1
  • Made note of transformers with new rejected ports in 2016.1
  • Made note of bug in 2016.1 (resolved in 2016.1.1) that prevented exercise 3 from working correctly
  • Updated warning in exercise 5 to include not running it in Full Inspection mode (as well as debug mode)

Advanced Reading/Writing

  • Made note (in exercise 2) about fme_feature_type being exposed automatically for dynamic translations in 2016.1.1

Advanced Attribute Handling

  • Changed (from 2015) the first exercise on attribute/value construction
  • Made note (in exercise 2) about ability to connect multiple objects using Quick Add in 2016.1.1

General

  • Exercises are now numbered 1,2,3,etc within their particular chapter. A name (rather than number) denotes the chapter. This is because chapter numbers do not match the numbers GitBook assigns
  • Improved (I hope) exercise descriptions and scenarios
  • There are many more Q+A questions, all of which have the answers as the final section of their particular chapter
  • Removed the update date from the course introduction page, as it cannot be easily kept up-to-date
  • Changed text/screenshot to reflect renaming from Community Answers to Q&A Forum
  • Ran all exercises to confirm correct operation in FME2016.1.1 (used build 16601)