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lifalin2016
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Hi,

I'm typically using the AttributeManager in a certain way just before final output, namely adding all needed attributes as new attributes at the top, and setting all input attributes below to "Remove". This makes for a very clear and simple interface to maintain later.

My suggestion is to use this strategy by creating a new AttributeManager transformer that consists of the list with the new attributes to output (as in AttributeCreator), and having it remove all other attributes automatically.

Cheers

-- Cheers, Lars I.
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fmelizard
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  • February 14, 2017

If there was an option on teh attribute manager to "remove" all un-mentioned attributes, would that be equivalent?

lifalin2016
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  • February 15, 2017
Hi Dale,

 

 

Yes, that might do the trick.

 

 

But to have it work, you'd also need to prevent the auto-population of fields, which is how the present AttributeManager works. Is that doable ?

 

 

Cheers

 

 

-- Cheers, Lars I.
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  • February 21, 2017

@lifalin2016 If we added some re-ordering options on the AttributeManager "Action" column would that work for you? Something like a "hide removed" except it would drop them to the end of the table.

lifalin2016
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  • February 21, 2017
Hi Mark,

 

 

Just to understand your suggestion correctly. You would keep the list as-is, enabling it to be sorted wrt. action, and optionally hide the attributes set to "Remove" ?

 

 

It would be better than now, but sorting isn't quite what I suggest, and would be problematic in its own way (sort by what?). I would want to create a new set of attributes, and have the old set removed completely. More like an AttributeCreator with automatic removal of all un-propagated input attributes.

 

-- Cheers, Lars I.
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  • February 21, 2017
thanks for clarifying that. I
lars_de_vries
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Maybe it would be an option to add a Filter to the Attribute Manager, allowing you to display only a certain type of action. Additionally an option could be added to only show the output attributes.

I think that would be a great enhancement.

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