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Colour tags by source in joiner transformers

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p_c_20
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When joining data sources with lots of attributes, it can be a little difficult to track what came from where. One potential solution would be to be able to add a coloured tag based upon the input. E.g.

 

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liamfez
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  • May 13, 2025

How are you imagining this working, perhaps a setting in the transformer where you can set Left Unique Colour and Right Unique Colour?


p_c_20
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  • May 14, 2025
liamfez wrote:

How are you imagining this working, perhaps a setting in the transformer where you can set Left Unique Colour and Right Unique Colour?

Yeah, guess so? You can default to none/none then have the FME colour widget available for choice. Basically, as long as you support accessibility re: types of colour blindness, we’re all good. 

TBH, it could be a ‘L/R’ label. But a colour seemed preferable to me because it is less clutter and more instantly comprehensible. YMMV.


liamfez
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  • May 14, 2025

Makes sense. Yeah colours would probably be preferable over text label.


NickAtSafe
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  • May 19, 2025
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