Default Paths

Select Tools > Options and click the Default Paths icon.

Default Workspace Folder

Sets the default location to save your workspaces. You can choose to always save to the source data location, a custom location, or a My FME Workspaces subfolder in My Documents.

When you create a workspace, FME suggests a default workspace name based on the formats used in the workspace. For example, if your workspace is set up to read from an ESRI Shapefile and write to both an Access MDB file and AutoCAD drawing, then shape2mdb_dwg.fmw would be the suggested default name.

Shared Resource Directories

A shared resource is any FME file that has been made available for other users to use. These files are:

• workspaces (*.fmw)

• mapping files (*.fme)

• custom  transformers (*.fmx)

• custom formats (*.fds)

• custom coordinate systems (*.fme is best, although most file formats will work)

• transformer categories (*.fmxlist)

This option is especially useful for workgroups. For instance, if an entire workgroup uses just a few custom coordinate system definitions, keeping these definitions in one place means that everyone doesn't have to have a copy.  Then, whenever any of the definitions are updated, the entire group automatically has access to the new version.

1. Locate the directory that you want to share, and create subdirectories with these names (or, FME will create them automatically for you during step 5):

• Transformers

• Formats

• Coordinate Systems

NOTE: Your system administrator may have to set up permissions and subdirectories for this folder.

2. From Workbench, select Options from the Tools menu and click the Default Paths icon.

3. Click the Add button.

4. Browse to the folder that you want to open for sharing.

5. Click the Open button. If the subdirectories in step 1 do not exist, FME will automatically create them.

The directory name will appear in the list.

Every time you start FME, it will scan the folders for new or updated files.

NOTE: Any locally stored formats, transformers and coordinate systems take precedence over any shared directories. If there is a naming conflict, for example, if you have a transformer with the same name as a transformer in a shared directory, FME will always use the transformer that is stored locally.

FME Server Shared Directories

See FME Server Shared Directories.

Removing Shared Directories

Select the directory name and click the Delete button.