Workshop infomation

Connection to your training computer

Before we start, please connect to your Remote desktop.

Procedure :

Go to https://www.geopol.ch/#/en/workspaces/worksphop-geopython-2019
Enter your email address
Check your mail box, you have just recieved a new email !
Open the attachment
Run the remote desktop according to your os

Password : FmePython2019

Or if you have FME already install, download the data from the following URL :
https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/training.insersa.ch/FME/geopython2019/material/workspaces_data.zip
(if you decide to use your own FME installation, we won’t be able to help you during the workshop if configuration issues happened).

Workshop objectives

This workshop aims to give an overview of the usage of python within a FME workspace.

Background information

A data translation in FME occurs as follow :

Data is read using a component called “reader”, then is transformed with toolboxes called “transformers” and finally the modified data is outputted thought a “writer”.

Python scripts can be inserted in many places in a workspace.

Which corresponds to :

Place	Name	Exercises
Before the translation begins	Startup python script
As a parameter of the translation	Python scripted parameters	Ex4 - 3D data transformation
As an input	PythonCreator	Ex2 - Custom reader
During the translation	PythonCaller	Ex1 - ACLED downloader
After the translation ends	Shutdown Python script	Ex3 - Apocalypse now