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The Excel reader now has the option to freeze titles. It would be very nice if it would also be possible to already add the Filter to a certain row.
***Note from Migration:*** Original Title was: Clicking on a Selection Instead of Directly on a Transformer when Displacing a Group of Transformers When selecting a lot of transformers in the aim of displacing them, you have now to click exactly on a transformer to make the move. Would it be possible to just click somewhere of the selection without having to select one of the transformer/box.
Support CartoCSS in the MapnikRasterizer
Add the option to use _list{@Value(AttributeName)}.Attribute as the value in the AttributeCreator. At this point the string above will be recognized as a string and not as a list/attribute reference.
If I would make an external custom transformer, I can't run it with the inspection inside of it. Can you add the testing parameters for external custom transformer. (Testing readers and writers inside of exported custom transformer edition mode)
Reader and Writer for OpenOffice-Table (*.ods)
***Note from Migration:*** Original Title was: Add a dialog to terminate or continue a translation if a writer receives a bad feature When a writer crashes due to an invalid object push a dialog to quit the translation or to skip the object.
Do you mean a kind of folder-tree structure only use transformers instead of folders? That would improve the current alphabetical list of transformers.
Easily invoke REST APIs that are pre-configured. Ideally configuration allows for transformers to be auto-created for webservices like Twilio, Trello, Gmail, etc etc.
***Note from Migration:*** Original Title was: Connect to National Geodetic Survey (NGS) CORS stations in the USA to differentially correct GPS data Connect to National Geodetic Survey (NGS) CORS stations in the USA to differentially correct GPS data. The ability to differentially correct GPS data by connecting to the NGS CORS stations would be a huge time saver in terms of post processing GPS data. Currently, using mapping-grade units one must use proprietary software (i.e. Trimble) to connect to CORS and differentially correct the GPS data. If one could download the raw data (via FME) and also differentially correct (via FME) data from said mapping grade devices (i.e. Trimble GeoXH, Leica Viva's, etc...) mapping and possibly survey grade workflows could be COMPLETELY automated. In the oilfield (seismic surveying), this level of processing would save significant amounts of time and money. Would be worth an additional conversation to elaborate on.
Option for Windows instance (presumably for more $) to support capabilities not supported on Linux (e.g. Autodesk DWG OD Reader).
Given a 3D Model and a camera location, render out an image.
It would be great to have a single instal (64bit) that knows by itself, or behaves as if it is 32bit, when it has to downscale to 32bit for a certain reader or writer.This way you don't open models in 64bit to find out after ten minutes that the model crashes because it needs 32bit.
AnchoredSnapper: control to output Anchor/Candidate/both attributes and how to resolve conflicts. Instead of always output all and every attribute. (Anchor attributes are often unnecessary, the objects are for snapping only.)
Adjust FeatureReader parameter 'ConstraintsSpatial Filter' so it becomes a list of checkboxes in stead of a list where only a single value can be chosen.
AreaBuilder: Add a standard/optional attribute _area: In most cases I want to do something with the area size, and now I always have to add an AreaCalculator to do this.
For both transformers and reader/writer parameters, ensure the navigator retains and reflects the grouping and group headings from the original dialogs from whence these parameters originated.
Add an option to the AttributeKeeper to also remove the geometry of a feature. Maybe it should be renamed to Keeper. In that case it can also replace the GeometryRemover
***Note from Migration:*** Original Title was: better understanding of projections within FME. If doing operations and coordinate systems don't match then output warning or terminate.
Dissolver and LineJoiner: Add an optional field for an attribute to store accumulated values, just like in the aggregator. For the LineJoiner also the other Statistics fields (sum, average, etc.) could be added.
Change the Pan tool to Zoom In temporarily by pressing and holding a key on the keyboard. I use this feature all the time in ArcMap, where the Pan tool changes to Zoom In by pressing down the C key.
Durability. Ability to have a warm failover of FME sever core components that would guarantee 99.9999% uptime.
Link a parameter to a certain dataset. It would be nice if you could, particularly, link a choice parameter dynamically to a dataset. This way the workbench does not need to be updated when the dataset is updated. Now you have to import the data and a change in the dataset will not automatically be added to the parameter. When both are managed by different people this can cause issues.
***Note from Migration:*** Original Title was: Option to Trace Upstream or Downstream by Clicking on a Transformer, Reader or Writer I'd like to be able to right click (or click on a toolbar tool) on a reader/writer/transformer and choose trace upstream or trace downstream and highlight the connected links/objects on the workbench.This would be useful for tracking data flow through the workspace.
Add Checkboxes for ...PropertyExtractor transformers, so you only get those attributes you really want. Default all are turned on. Good example is GeometryFilter
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