Dataset Fanout

A Dataset Fanout delivers data to the same feature type, but in multiple datasets. Using the elevation example again, here the output is a different dataset for each elevation value:

The result of this fanout is a series of DXF datasets, each of which has one elevation’s worth of contours on one layer.

Setting a Dataset Fanout

A Dataset Fanout is defined in the Navigator window in Workbench, just below the writer’s dataset parameter:

Double-clicking the Fanout Dataset parameter opens a dialog in which to define the folder to write to and the Fanout Expression to use. It defaults to the original file name:

To achieve a fanout (a different file per attribute value) edit the Fanout Expression to include an attribute name, such as this:

In this case, each different neighborhood produces a separate file of park features.


Miss Vector says…
Fanouts are an important part of writing data with FME, so tell me, which of these statements are true?

1. You can have both a Feature Type Fanout and a Dataset Fanout in the same workspace
2. You can use a Feature Type Fanout with a database format, but not a Dataset Fanout
3. A fanout expression can be an attribute, or a constructed string, but not a user parameter
4. A fanout cannot be based on a format attribute such as fme_color

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