Transformer Properties

Each transformer may have a number of settings. Clicking the Properties button to the top right of each transformer, or by right-clicking a transformer and choosing Properties, displays a dialog that contains default properties that Workbench initially set for the transformer. In most cases, you can use the transformer without changing the default values; however, sometimes you will need to edit the values before you can use the transformer. See Transformer Defaults for information on saving default values.

Properties Button Colors

The properties button on a transformer is color-coded to reflect the status of the settings.

	A blue properties button (or one that matches the color of its transformer) indicates that the default transformer settings have been checked and amended as required, and that the transformer is ready to use.
	A yellow properties button indicates that the default settings have not yet been checked. The transformer can be used in this state, but the results may be unpredictable.
	A red properties button indicates that there is at least one setting for which FME cannot supply a default value. The setting must be provided with a value before the transformer can be used.

Transformer Colors

Transformers are all color-coded.

All regular transformers are blue.

Custom transformers (which are covered in later topics) have two different states: embedded or linked. Embedded custom transformers are green and linked custom transformers are cyan.

Some transformers, such as the Visualizer, have their own distinctive icon: