I have a project in which I generate four shapefiles. In 1 of the shapefiles I add new attributes via transformers and fill them with a specific value. But even though I have neatly arranged the order of the attributes in my writer, this is not followed in the output in the shapefile. The added attributes are in other places than indicated in the writer itself. How can I ensure that the output is neatly arranged as I want it?
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How do I manage the attribute order in shapefile writer
Best answer by JennaKAtSafe
Hi @ellendp! A few ideas come to mind here:
If you are looking to order your attributes you could add an AttributeManager before your writer and use the arrow buttons on the bottom left corner to order your attributes. If you're looking to arrange your features in a certain order the Sorter transformers might help. Let me know how this goes for you!
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Hi @ellendp! A few ideas come to mind here:
If you are looking to order your attributes you could add an AttributeManager before your writer and use the arrow buttons on the bottom left corner to order your attributes. If you're looking to arrange your features in a certain order the Sorter transformers might help. Let me know how this goes for you!
Hi JennaAtSafe,
Thank you. The AttributeManager does the trick. Never know you could order the attributes with this transformer. Thanks for letting me know!