Bulk attribute renaming after Feature Reader using FR <SCHEMA"> feature type??? (FME Workbench 2018.1)

Hello @Michael Drover​ , this is a bit difficult to conceptualize from reading. I think you're looking for the BulkAttributeRenamer instead of the BulkAttributeRemover? This transformer has the ability to add prefixes or suffixes to attribute names (Action: Add String Prefix, Mode: Rename, String: “FR_”). If I misunderstood your ask, please let me know and reiterate! Here to help, Kailin.

Hi @kailinatsafe​ 

Yes, your are correct. It is the BulkAttrbuteRenamer that I meant. I'll please guilty but I wrote at the end of the day.

I have tried however my issues is I need to prefix each of the attributes within the five feature types with a different suffix.

I have five features as below

• Pipelines
• Ordered Drainage
• Hydrology
• Railways
• Roads

The LineOnLineOverlayer is creating results from Pipeline/Road, Pipeline/Hydrology, Pipeline/Ordered Drainage, Pipeline/Railways and Pipeline/Roads. Each of these results are being place into shp, tab and xlsx formats.

In each of the tables, many of the attribute share a common name which is why I want to place a prefix before each to identify it in the resulting output ie PIPE_NAME & ROADS_NAME.

Can I use the BulkAttrbuteRenamer on the FeatureReader <SCHEMA> or do I need to apply it to each of the Feature types?

Thanks,

Michael

Hello @Michael Drover​ , thanks for responding! I decided to try this myself. I think you're better off sending each feature type through the BulkAttributeRenamer, unless you're dynamically writing. The schema port is generally used for dynamic purposes (Writers > "Dynamic Schema Definition"). 

If you're using Automatic/Manual feature type definitions (in your writer), connect the Feature Types directly to the BulkAttributeRenamer.

If you're using Dynamic, I would explode the attribute list (Visual Preview Window > Feature Information) attached to your schema feature firstly, and then use BulkAttributeRenamer.

Just incase you're interested in exploring dynamic workspaces:

• Getting started with Dynamic Workflows
• Schema Drift Webinar

Let me know if you have further questions. Best, Kailin.