You can set a feature type and a dataset fanout on the same writer.

You can set a feature type and a dataset fanout on the same writer.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only with certain writers
• D. Not possible

Answer: (A)

In FME, a Writer can be configured to define a feature type (the schema and target feature class) and also to perform dataset fanout (writing to multiple destinations) at the same time. The feature type determines what fields and geometry the writer will emit, while dataset fanout decides which destination dataset(s) each feature should go to, often driven by an attribute value or a predefined map. These settings operate independently, so you can fix a feature type and still route features to several different datasets within the same writer. For example, you could have a feature type named Buildings and use a region attribute to fan out writes to Buildings_US, Buildings_Europe, and so on, all from the same writer configuration. This is why the statement is correct: both capabilities can be used together on a single writer.

In FME, a Writer can be configured to define a feature type (the schema and target feature class) and also to perform dataset fanout (writing to multiple destinations) at the same time. The feature type determines what fields and geometry the writer will emit, while dataset fanout decides which destination dataset(s) each feature should go to, often driven by an attribute value or a predefined map. These settings operate independently, so you can fix a feature type and still route features to several different datasets within the same writer. For example, you could have a feature type named Buildings and use a region attribute to fan out writes to Buildings_US, Buildings_Europe, and so on, all from the same writer configuration. This is why the statement is correct: both capabilities can be used together on a single writer.