FMETrainingManualWelcometoSafeSoftwareCourseOverview.............................................................................................................................3WhoAmI?................................................................................................................................................3CertifiedFMETrainers..............................................................................................................................3CourseGoal..............................................................................................................................................3CourseStructure.......................................................................................................................................3CourseTimeframe....................................................................................................................................3AbouttheManuals..........................................................................................................................4ManualStructure.......................................................................................................................................4ManualIcons.............................................................................................................................................4CourseResources..........................................................................................................................5OnYourTrainingPC.................................................................................................................................5CourseAmenities......................................................................................................................................5AboutSafeSoftware.......................................................................................................................6HistoryofSafeSoftware...........................................................................................................................6TheSafeSoftwareVision…......................................................................................................................6TheSafeSoftwareMissionStatement…..................................................................................................6Introductions....................................................................................................................................7WhoAreYou?...........................................................................................................................................7WhatFormatsInterestYou?.....................................................................................................................7WhatdoyouHopetoAchieveDuringthisCourse?.................................................................................7HaveYouUsedFMEBefore?..................................................................................................................7FMETrainingManualPage0-2WelcometoSafeSoftwareFMETrainingManualWelcometoSafeSoftwarePage0-3CourseOverviewThisistheintroductorytrainingcourseforSafeSoftware’sFMEDesktopapplication.WhoAmI?Thisisyourinstructor’schancetointroducehimorherself.CertifiedFMETrainersYourFMEtraininginstructormaypossessFMEcertifiedtrainerstatus,indicatingSafeSoftware’sguaranteeofqualityforyourFMEtrainingcourse.ToqualifyasacertifiedFMEtrainerrequirestheseminimumcommitmentstotrainees:•ToprovideasetofofficialFMEtrainingmaterialstoeachtrainee•ToonlyadvertiseacourseasFMEcertifiedifacertifiedtrainerwillbeleadingthecourse•TogivetheopportunityforeachtraineetoprovidefeedbackdirecttoSafeSoftwareTheformforprovidingtrainingfeedbackcanbefoundonlineat:(),orelsecontactourTrainingManagerdirectlyviatraining@safe.comCourseGoalThistrainingcourseforFMEDesktopwillintroducebasicconceptsandterminology,helpyoubecomeanefficientFMEuser,anddirectyoutoresourcestohelpapplytheproducttoyourownneeds.Weoftenfinduserscometomasteronefunction,butgohomewithmanynewFMEapplications!CourseStructureThecourseismadeupof8mainsections.Thesesectionsare:•DataTranslationBasics•DataInspection•DataTransformation•FormatTranslations•DatasetsandFeatureTypes•PracticalTransformerUse•FMEBestPractice•GenericWorkspacesCourseTimeframeThese8sectionsareintendedtobecoveredintwodays.Yourcoursemaybeextendedinordertocoveroptionalmodules,whichinclude:•CustomFormats•SharingFMEResources•AdvancedAttributeHandling•FormatspecificmodulesFMETrainingManualPage0-4WelcometoSafeSoftwareAbouttheManualsTheFMEDesktoptrainingmanualandexerciseworkbookareyourstokeep.Theyincludedetailedmaterialtohelpyourememberyourtraining.Duringtheinstructor-ledtrainingwesuggestyoupaycloserattentiontotheclassroominstructionthanthemanuals.Theinstructorwillcoverthecoursecontentinadifferentorderthanthemanu