You set a feature type fanout by adding a Fanout object to the Canvas.

You set a feature type fanout by adding a Fanout object to the Canvas.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not Applicable
• D. Depends on the workflow

Answer: (B)

In FME, a Fanout object duplicates the incoming features to multiple downstream paths, allowing the same data to flow into several branches. It does not set or control a “feature type fanout.” The feature type (the schema name of the features) is determined by the data and any downstream transformers that might alter it; the Fanout object simply creates additional outputs for the same feature stream. So you don’t use a Fanout to define or configure how feature types fan out—that behavior is not what the Fanout tool is for.

In FME, a Fanout object duplicates the incoming features to multiple downstream paths, allowing the same data to flow into several branches. It does not set or control a “feature type fanout.” The feature type (the schema name of the features) is determined by the data and any downstream transformers that might alter it; the Fanout object simply creates additional outputs for the same feature stream. So you don’t use a Fanout to define or configure how feature types fan out—that behavior is not what the Fanout tool is for.