I have a suggestion for organizing transformers in terms of help and searching and naming. It would be helpful to have a 'user favourite' transformer folder that a user can drag transformers into. This way, Safe can attempt (as they have done with the 2017 release) to organize transformers into groups and categories but this would allow users to drop the one's that they know and use into a bucket for frequently used transformers. Also, it would be good to put tags in the help files that describe the transformer in different terms then the geekly-nerdy-programmery language that is used to name transformers. It is hard to search for a trasnformer using their names only - because what is a TOE-MATO for someone is a TAH-MATO for others. Users could suggest alternate names or tags via the ideas page or a SAFE sponsored 'alternate naming event' or even a card at the FME UC saying "If you could rename a transformer to a different name which transformer would it be and what would be the new name ...?". Just some ideas to enhance the search-find-discover capabilities of FME. Thanks.
Transformers - Help, Categories and Tags
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+6Innovation 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 😄
+5- Safer
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.
+21- Safer
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