FME Form Beginner
Form Basics
FME Beginner DetailsTerms and ConditionsForm BasicsData TransformationTransformer UsageBest Practice
Form Basics
FME Beginner DetailsTerms and ConditionsForm BasicsData TransformationTransformer UsageBest Practice
  • FME Form Basics
  • Data Translation
    • What is FME?
    • How FME Works
    • Data Integration Platform
    • Form Basics - Exercise 1
  • FME Form
    • Introduction to FME Workbench
    • Creating a Translation
    • The New Workspace
    • Saving a Workspace
    • Running a Workspace
    • Form Basics - Exercise 2
  • Data Inspection
    • FME Data Inspector
    • Viewing Data
    • Inspecting Data
    • Form Basics - Exercise 3
    • Data Inspector Display Control
    • Feature Caching
    • Inspecting Cached Data
    • Partial Runs
    • Visual Preview
    • Form Basics - Exercise 4
  • Form Basics - Module Review
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  • Opening a Dataset
  • Adding a Dataset
  • Windowing Tools
  1. Data Inspection

Viewing Data

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The FME Data Inspector provides two methods for viewing data: opening or adding.

Opening a dataset opens a new view window for it to be displayed in. Adding a dataset displays the data in the existing view window; this way multiple datasets can be viewed simultaneously.

Opening a Dataset

Datasets can be opened in the FME Data Inspector in several ways.

  • Select File > Open Dataset from the menu bar

  • Select the toolbar button Open Dataset

  • Drag and drop a file onto any window (except the View window)

  • Open from within Workbench

All of these methods cause a dialog to open in the FME Data Inspector in which to define the dataset to view.

Adding a Dataset

Opening a dataset causes a new View tab to be created and the data displayed. To open a dataset within an existing view tab requires the use of tools to add a dataset.

  • Selecting File > Add Dataset from the menu bar

  • Selecting the toolbar button Add Dataset

  • Dragging and dropping a file onto the view window

Windowing Tools

Once data has been opened in the FME Data Inspector, there are many tools available for altering the view.

  • Pan

  • Zoom In

  • Zoom Out

  • Zoom to a selected feature

  • Zoom to the full extent of the data

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Press the Shift key on the keyboard and it will activate the zoom-in tool in the Inspector. Press the Ctrl key, which will activate the zoom-out tool. Release the key to revert to the previous tool.

This functionality allows users to quickly move between select and navigation modes at the press of a key, so there's no need to click between select and navigation tools on the menu bar or toolbar.