About FME Course

Overview

This course introduces the essential components and capabilities of FME (45 days course) , which includes extensive hands-on and problem-solving exercises.

Through this course, you will learn what FME is, how it works, how to accomplish basic data translation and transformation, and how to set up your FME workflows following best practices.

By the end of the course, you will be ready to create workspaces or automation using FME as per project requirement and also you are able to complete your FME certification.

The course covers:

Format Translations
Transformation Tools

Learning Objectives

Learn what FME Desktop is and what it can do for you.
Convert data from one format to another using FME Workbench.
View and inspect data using FME Data Inspector and Visual Preview.
Build complex translations using FME Workbench.
Work with multiple datasets in a single workspace.
Manipulate data geometry and attributes with transformers .
Apply best practices to large workspaces.

Benefits of Certification

As an FME Certified Professional, you'll enjoy all of these benefits at no cost for FME Exam.

Official certificate confirming your FME Certified Professional accreditation
Optional listing in the Certification Wall of Fame to increase your market visibility
Exclusive badge for your user profile in the FME Community
High-resolution version of FME Certified Professional logo, suitable for print or web.
Growth of your career in FME.

Steps to Certification

1) Complete training on FME Desktop.

2) Complete The Exam

Prior to submitting your application, you must fill out the FME Certification Exam. To pass the exam, you will need to achieve at least 75%.

3) Submit Your Application :

Once you’ve completed the exam and have a grade of 75% or higher, you are ready to submit your application. Before submitting your application, please review the sample documentation.

Your application must include:

2-3 workspaces from projects which conform to FME best practices as outlined in FME Desktop Basic Best Practice section. Your sample projects should demonstrate an advanced level of FME expertise. Any related files or information should be provided just as if you were delivering a solution to a client.
Source data or output data is not required for your sample projects.
Workspace documentation in a PDF, Word document, or Text file. Here is an example of workspace documentation
References from 2 clients whose projects you’ve been involved with within the last two years.
All parts of your application must be in English with the exception of your workspaces.

Note

The application process can take up to 3 weeks. Once they have received your completed exam, spoken to your references, and have reviewed your sample projects, they will contact you about the status of your certification.

Training Resources

To complete this training, you need a licensed version of FME Desktop installed. You can request a free trial or may be eligible for a grant license.

Software Link : https://www.safe.com/support/downloads/#official

Free Student License Link : https://www.safe.com/free-fme-licenses/students/

FME Certification Detail : https://www.safe.com/partners/certification/fme-certified-professional/

Use the following form to manually retrieve a license file to activate your copy of FME Desktop : https://www.safe.com/activation/

You can download the sample data from : here

Welcome to FME Course

 Course Overview
 About Safe Software

Data Translation Basics

 What is FME?
 FME Editions and Licensing
 FME Desktop Components

 Introduction to FME Workbench
 Setting up a Translation
 Introduction to Data Inspection
 Introduction to the FME Universal Viewer

 Using the FME Universal Viewer

 Introduction to the FME Quick Translator

 Translation Previews

Data Transformation

 What is Data Transformation?
 Structural Transformation
 Transformation Using Transformers

 Content Transformation

Transformers used in Series
 Transformer Handling

 Transformers used in Parallel

 Group and Feature Based Transformation

 Data Inspection using FME Workbench
 Coordinate System Transformation

Translation Components

 FME and Data Formats
 Translation Components
 Managing Components
 Controlling Translations
 Workspace Parameters
 Reader and Writer Parameters

 Feature Type Parameters

 Format Attributes
 Parameter Documentation

Datasets and Feature Types

 Published Parameters
 Data Sets
 Managing Reader Datasets

 Multiple dataset translations

 Advanced Format Controls

 Semantic Transformations

 Dynamic Translations

Practical Transformer Use

 Finding Transformers
 Inserting Transformers
 Transformer Classifications
 Most Valuable Transformers

 Conditional Filtering
 Synchronous Read and Write

 Managing Attributes
 Basic Custom Transformers

 Schema Mapping

FME Best Practice

 What is Best Practice?
 An FME Workspace Style Guide  The Flow of Features
 Efficient Workbench Use
 Sharing Resources
 Transformer Best Practice
 Format Best Practice
 Debugging Best Practice
 Project Based Use of FME

Exercises:

 Quick Translation
 Data Visualization and Inspection
 Spatial Data Transformation
 Polygon Creation
 Format Translation

Activating a Single-Fixed License

If we have a serial number and an Internet connection, follow these steps to activate a fixed license from Safe Software.

Note: If we already have a licensed installation, we will be prompted to update it.

From the Windows Start menu, click Programs> FMEDesktop> Utilities > FME Licensing Assistant.
The FME Licensing Assistant opens.
Select Activate a single-fixed license. Enter the Serial Number in the corresponding field, and click Activate.
4. Click Finish.
We will see a confirmation message when FME Desktop is successfully licensed.
Connect to the Floating License Server
To borrow a license, you first need to connect to a floating license server. (Please see your System Administrator if you do not know the server name.)
Open the FME Desktop Licensing Assistant by clicking Start >Programs > FME Desktop > Utilities > FME Licensing Assistant.
Select Connect to a floating license server.In the Server Name field, enter the name of the floating license server.
Click Next.

4. Select the license type from the list, and click Activate.

5. ClickFinish.

To borrow the license for offline use, we will have to start FME Work- bench and specify the terms of the license. See "Specify the Terms of the License" below.

Specify the Terms of the License

To access the License Borrowing option, start FME Workbench:

Click Start> Programs> FMEDesktop> FMEWorkbench.
Click Tools>License Borrowing.
Click Yes, borrow a license for,and then enter or adjust the number of days. Click OK to close the dialog.
ClickOK.

We have successfully borrowed the floating license for the specified number of days.