FME Format Keyword

From fmepedia

An FME Format Keyword is an abbreviated version of the full format name used as an identifier within FME.

Q) Where is it found?

A) Look it up on fmepedia or else in the Formats Gallery of FME Workbench under the 'Short Name' column.

Q) What is it used for?

A) A number of things, for example...

• The reader/writer name...

READER_TYPE MULTI_READER
MULTI_READER_TYPE{0} CSV
MULTI_READER_KEYWORD{0} CSV_1
MULTI_READER_TYPE{1} FM0
MULTI_READER_KEYWORD{1} FM0_1
WRITER_TYPE NULL
WRITER_KEYWORD NULL_DEST

• A format/dataset identifier for a macro...

DEFAULT_MACRO SourceDataset_FM0_1 $(SourceDataset_FM0)

• Format name in a Gentrans translation...

GENTRANS SHAPE input_dataset.shp FFS output_dataset.ffs