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Transformer keyword enhancement

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Forum|Forum|9 years ago
July 29, 2016
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davideagle
Contributor

It would be great if you could add the ability to submit transformer keyword suggestions through the Workbench interface, these could then be vetted and added in by Safe. For example when a MapInfo user comes to FME for the first time and wants to break apart multi-part polygons, they search for "dissaggregate" a CAD user searches for "explode". Neither search even when using the specific key word search yields the 'Deaggregator' transformer.

I repeatedly hear this as a frustration from new users that the system language they are used to using is often very different in FME and that ironically they could do with a keyword translator!

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todd_davis
Influencer
Forum|Forum|9 years ago
August 10, 2016

Yes, that is hard for the new guys. I have also got a request to help those that used FME for a long time, and previously used functions and factories. If you searched for a function/factory it use to show you (a few years ago) what transformers utilised those. So like @Buffer has LEFT_SIDE_ONLY but I always struggle to remember what the transformer that does that is (OffsetCurveGenerator). So I would love to be able to search for buffer and see the OffsetCurveGenerator pop up.

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ebygomm
Evangelist
Forum|Forum|9 years ago
August 10, 2016

add-custom-keywords-to-find-transformers

Similar idea here

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erik_jan
Contributor
Forum|Forum|9 years ago
August 10, 2016

And an addition to the idea posted before:

open-list-of-aliasses-for-transformers

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annabelleatsafe
Forum|Forum|5 years ago
April 19, 2021

Innovation Daze is here! 💫

There is a group of us who want to spend the next 3 days chatting with customers (you!) about finding the right tools for authoring your workflow (for example, finding the right transformer).

Who are we looking for? 👀

Anyone who remembers what it was like building their first workflow, or would self identify as a beginner to intermediate user of FME Desktop.

What is the commitment? 📝

A ~45 minute informal chat with one of Safe's product managers or designers. We'd be asking you about your experience with building workflows early in your FME journey: What barriers did you face in building your first production workflow?

What do you get out of it? 🍦

To influence the future of the product, and be a part of the infamous 'Innovation Daze' process! We would love to take some time to really listen to what you are struggling with (or struggled with) while learning FME and how we can help in the near and long term.

How do I sign up?

https://calendly.com/annabelle-glass-1/transformerresearch?month=2021-04

That's it! We hope to hear from you 😄

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jennaatsafe
Safer
Forum|Forum|5 years ago
April 20, 2021

It's Survey Time! If you are interested in providing feedback about the process you go through to find the right transformer for the job you want to accomplish, please go to this link and give us your honest thoughts.

https://forms.gle/NNc6TQS7ZrwZ5RAf9

This anonymous survey should take 5 - 10 minutes to complete - and all experience levels with FME are welcomed. This idea is strongly related to the area that we are researching, so if you are supporting this idea, it's worth the time to get your feedback in the survey.

If you've got more to say than is covered in the survey, my colleague @annabelleatsafe? has posted a sign up link for IN PERSON interviews with members of the UX research and Product Management team in the next comment. We would love to chat if you have the time.