Discover how to easily read, write, and update data in Microsoft SQL Server. We’ll share ways to automate SQL Server workflows while using FME’s transformation capabilities, featuring support for multiple geometry columns and the geography data type. Plus, see what’s new with FME 2013’s support for SQL Server 2012 including the ability to create a spatial index. This webinar is the second in our series of database webinars on SQL Server, PostGIS 2.0, and Oracle.

1. Microsoft SQL Server – How to
Improve Interoperability using
FME
May 1st, 2013

2. Who Are We?
Mark Stoakes
Professional Services Mgr
Robyn Rennie
FME Desktop Support Mgr

3. Questions are Encouraged!
This morning’s Q&A Support:
Steve MacCabe
Professional Support Specialist

4. Questions are Encouraged!
 We’re happy to answer any questions
you have.
To submit a question:
 If we can’t get to your question during
the webinar we’ll send a follow-up
email.

5. Powering The Flow of Data
FME – Feature Manipulation Engine

6. FME Technology Capabilities
Transform spatial
and non-spatial
data into the
precise data
model you
need
400+
data
transformation
tools
The only complete spatial data transformation
solution
Translate spatial
data from one
format to
another
300+
supported
formats in FME
2013

7. FME Workbench Workspace
 Graphical authoring environment

8. Poll: What is your FME level of
expertise?

9.  Getting started page:
http://fme.ly/GetStarted
 Attend a weekly FME Desktop overview
webinar:
http://fme.ly/WeeklyIntro
New to FME?

10. Poll: What frustrations do you
have with your database
workflows that don’t involve FME?

11. FME Version & Edition
 FME SQL Server Edition
 FME 2013 SP1
 SQL Server 2012

12. Poll: General Questions

13. Agenda
 Demos
 Reading and Writing – tips and tricks
 SQL Server functionality
 Database Transformers
 Supported Database functionality
 Edits and Change Detection
 Follow-up
 Webinar recording and materials

14. Warp Speed Demos!

15. Writing Data
 Data Loading
 Multiple Spatial Columns
 Creating complex tables
 Incremental Updates
 fme_db_operation
 SQL Key Columns or fme_where
Example
Tips n’ Tricks
 Use a unique key field
 Use Bulk Insert mode - 5-10x speed increase
 Transaction Interval
 Set 1 for a commit on every feature
 Set to a very large number to commit at the end.
Example

16. Performance
 Make the database do the work
 Index, index, index – both spatial and attribute
 Bulk insert mode where available on Inserts –
 5-10x speed increase inserting into SQL Server

17. Database Transformers
Let the database do the work…
 SQLCreator/SQLExecutor
 Efficient database joins for SQL capable datasets
 Joiner
 Multiple attribute joins
 No requirement to understand SQL
 Non-spatial only
 FeatureMerger
 Single attribute join
 No requirement to write any SQL
 FeatureReader
 Spatial & non-spatial queries
Example
Example

18. Geometry Validation
PASSED detection
FAILED detection
 Detection
PASSED detection
FAILED to repair
REPAIRED fully
 Repair
 Issue Reporting
 .issue_found
 .location_sample.x
 .location_sample.y
 .location_sample.z
 .repair_state
GeometryValidator Transformer
Example

19. GIS & CAD
 Exporting to CAD
 Dynamic Workflows
 Schema Mapping
 Schema Table
 CAD Styling
19
Example

20. SQL Server and ArcMap
20

21. Question & Answer Period

22. 2013 FME World Tour!
 40+ FME User Meetings
happening world wide and
one live stream
 Register at
www.safe.com/worldtour

23. Upcoming webinars
Oracle - How to Improve Interoperability using FME
– June 11
Reading and Writing XML with FME – May 8th
Recorded Webinars:
http://fme.ly/webinars

24.  View the offerings at:
 http://fme.ly/online
Poll: Would you like more
information on our free
training options?

25. We’ll Be Following Up

26. Thank You!
 For more information, please contact:
Sales
info@safe.com
Support
www.safe.com/support
(604)501-9985 ext. 278
Mark
Mark.Stoakes@safe.com
Robyn
Robyn.Rennie@safe.com