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changing amount of input layers

  • August 25, 2014
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Hi,

 

 

I've created a workbench which has 3 input datasets. I would like to make it as universal as possible. Sometimes my datasets can be divided in to several shape files. If I created the workbench with only 1 shape file for each input dataset, it wont work if I put more shape files per dataset in the "prompt and run translation".

 

 

My work around has been to add new readers, but I would like to be able to do this directly with the prompt if possible.

 

 

Thanks for any ideas.
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fmelizard
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  • fmelizardSafer
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  • August 25, 2014
Hi,

 

 

Try some of the options available via the advanced brouwser (http://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Workbench/Default.htm#Merging_Similar_Datasets.htm%3FTocPath%3DFME%20Workbench|Readers%20and%20Writers|_____4).
takashi
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  • takashiCelebrity
  • August 26, 2014
Hi,

 

 

In addition, see also Single Merged Feature Type (or Merge Feature Type) option.

 

Adding Readers to the Workspace (http://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Workbench/Default.htm#adding_source_datasets.htm)

 

Merging Feature Types (http://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Workbench/Default.htm#Merging_Feature_Types.htm)

 

 

Takashi
Why not inspect features with Visual/Data Preview and Feature/Record Information before writing them into a destination dataset?
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  • makela
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  • August 26, 2014
Thank you so much for your support! I was thinking something too complicated. The solution was to have a folder for each of the 3 unique datasets, and then simply map to the folder and have *.shp. Then of course it no longer mattered did I have one or 20 layers when I ran the model.

 

 

Your inputs pushed me in the right direction!

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