Intro to FME Desktop

15 minutes

Learning Objectives

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

• Describe FME and what it does.
• Distinguish between FME Desktop, FME Server, and FME Cloud.
• Explain the difference between FME Workbench and FME Data Inspector.
• Open a workspace.
• Run a workspace.

Welcome to FME Desktop Basics

This module will teach you the basics of working with FME Desktop. You will learn what FME is, how it works, how to accomplish basic data translation and transformation, and how to set up your FME workflows following best practices. By the end of the module, you will be ready to create workspaces or to take further training specific to your needs. Because a wide variety of industries use FME, this module is a general introduction to FME that will show how FME works with data regardless of format or structure.

This first unit will introduce you to FME and the fundamental concepts necessary to use the software. After completing it, you will understand what FME can do and the differences between FME Desktop, Server, and Cloud. You will also open and run a workspace in FME Desktop.