I would like to reuse some parts of a workspace in such a way that the combination/module of transformers is only written once but used by "many". I would like to reuse these "modules" so that it can be used by different streams.
A simple example to explain what I am after:
Imagine that I have created a group of transformers that conducts some wizardry, a module of sorts. How can I use this in such a way that it makes copies of a Feature, applies different amounts of "something" and then fans out the result in a file for each "something"?
I understand that the question is vague, I was hoping for suggestions for further reading so that I could try and understand the principles for this. Should I be looking at custom transformers? Child workspaces? Or is there an other way to achieve this?
Literally a custom transformer is what you need. Do a search on this site for that term and you should find plenty of resources. In brief, select your group of transformers and press Ctrl+T. Give the group a name. Now you have a transformer that you can re-use in any part of the workspace. To use it in multiple workspaces, use the Export as Custom Transformer tool (inside the custom transformer definition) to create a separate fmx file. That can be used in multiple workspace and shared among multiple users.
Technically you could create a series of workspaces and string them together, but I don't know if that's the best way of doing things. If you were processing large amounts of data on Server then it would help, because you could assign each workspace to a separate engine. But generally one workspace with custom transformers is how I'd look at this first of all.
I hope this helps.
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Literally a custom transformer is what you need. Do a search on this site for that term and you should find plenty of resources. In brief, select your group of transformers and press Ctrl+T. Give the group a name. Now you have a transformer that you can re-use in any part of the workspace. To use it in multiple workspaces, use the Export as Custom Transformer tool (inside the custom transformer definition) to create a separate fmx file. That can be used in multiple workspace and shared among multiple users.
Technically you could create a series of workspaces and string them together, but I don't know if that's the best way of doing things. If you were processing large amounts of data on Server then it would help, because you could assign each workspace to a separate engine. But generally one workspace with custom transformers is how I'd look at this first of all.
