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The ability to automatically remove all attributes from the reader that are not

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  • January 20, 2019
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stalknecht
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***Note from Migration:***

Original Title was: The ability to automatically remove all attributes from the reader that are not used inside the workspace


After authoring a workspace I would like to have the ability to automatically remove all attributes from the readers that are not used by transformers and/or writers inside the workspace. Removing these attributes will have a positive effect on performance. It’s sometimes a hassle to do this manually in large workspaces.

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fmelizard
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  • January 21, 2019

Excellent idea.


redgeographics
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Yes, but... I would argue that this should be a function of the AttributeRemover rather than the reader. With the long-term maintenance of the workspace in mind I suspect that if this is done on the reader people will forget in the long run that those attributes exist (I know I will...). If a colleague has to maintain the workspace, or it is sent in to Safe or a partner for tech support, this becomes an even bigger issue. If a transformer is used you see that it's happening.


stalknecht
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  • January 21, 2019

Currently it's also possible to not expose attributes on the reader. So the problem you describe is allready there. But I agree Implementing this on AttributeManager or AttributeKeeeper for all downstream attributes will be a nice implementation too. My suggestion will be to implement it both on the reader and the transformers so you can make your own decision.


  • January 29, 2019

Yes please!


  • January 29, 2019

Yes please!


connecter
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  • October 16, 2021

It will be great if the AttributeRemover have an option to delete all empty, missing, or NULL columns.