Much like a set of components in an electrical circuit, a series of Workbench Transformers can be connected together to have a cumulative effect on a set of data.
Even with the large number of transformers available in FME, users frequently need a combination or chain of transformers instead of a single one.
A string of transformers that graphically represent an overall workflow is a key concept of FME.
In this example, a DuplicateFilter transformer removes duplicate polygon features. A Dissolver transformer merges each remaining (unique) polygon with its neighbor where there is a common boundary. Finally each merged area gains an ID number from the Counter transformer.
| .1 UPDATE |
| The Counter transformer in the above screenshot gained its <Rejected> port in FME2016.1 |