This document discusses using templates in FME and Esri to streamline workflows. It provides an example of using an FME workspace template to load election results and precinct data into a geodatabase template. The FME template handles data loading, attribute renaming, and value mapping. Templates are reusable starting points that make it easier to standardize workflows and share examples.

1. Templates & Workspaces
Workspaces& Templates
Tips n’ tricks for Esri Users
April 2012

2. Agenda
 Using an FME Workspace template to create a workspace
 Using Esri XML Workspaces as a template to create a
Geodatabase
 Example: using
Esri ArcGIS
for Local
Government

3. Esri ArcGIS for Local Government
 Basemaps, Apps and
Local Government
Information Model

4. Esri ArcGIS for Local Government
 Local Government Information Model
 Local Government maps use a single
information model (data model +
map/layer designs):
 Infrastructure, Land Records, Elections,
Public Safety, Planning & Development,
Facilities & Campus, Address
LocalGovernment.gdb

5. FME Workspace template
 What’s an FME Workspace template?
 A starting point for your own workspace

6. Example: Local Government
Election Results
 Data Loading Components:
 Source Data
 Election Voting Results (CSV or Excel spreadsheets)
 Voting Precinct polygons for various levels of Gov.
 Geodatabase Template
 Esri XML Workspace Document (schema only)
or
 existing Local Government FGDB
 FME Workspace Template / Spatial ETL Tool
Template

7. Example: Election Results
 Source Data
 Election Voting Results (Excel spreadsheets)
PrecinctID Name Township WinningParty TotalBallots Candidate1 Party1 NumVotes1 PercentVote1 Candidate2 Party2 NumVotes2 PercentVote2
18 Dupage 18 Dupage Democratic 751 Lawrence M. "Larry" Walsh Democratic 507 67.51% Dan S. Kennison Republican 244 32.49%
19 Dupage 19 Dupage Democratic 538 Lawrence M. "Larry" Walsh Democratic 401 74.54% Dan S. Kennison Republican 137 25.46%
20 Dupage 20 Dupage Democratic 657 Lawrence M. "Larry" Walsh Democratic 403 61.34% Dan S. Kennison Republican 254 38.66%
21 Dupage 21 Dupage Democratic 484 Lawrence M. "Larry" Walsh Democratic 278 57.44% Dan S. Kennison Republican 206 42.56%
22 Dupage 22 Dupage Democratic 343 Lawrence M. "Larry" Walsh Democratic 214 62.39% Dan S. Kennison Republican 129 37.61%
23 Dupage 23 Dupage Democratic 574 Lawrence M. "Larry" Walsh Democratic 408 71.08% Dan S. Kennison Republican 166 28.92%
24 Dupage 24 Dupage Democratic 609 Lawrence M. "Larry" Walsh Democratic 423 69.46% Dan S. Kennison Republican 186 30.54%
25 Dupage 25 Dupage Democratic 392 Lawrence M. "Larry" Walsh Democratic 267 68.11% Dan S. Kennison Republican 125 31.89%
 Voting Precincts
for various
levels of
government

8. Example: Election Results
 Database Template
 Esri Workspace XML schema or
 existing Local Government FGDB

9. Example: Election Results
 FME Workspace / Spatial ETL Tool Template
Rename Attributes
Add Source Map Values
Datasets

10. Example: Election Results
 FME Workspace / Spatial ETL Tool Template

11. Example: Election Results
 Recorder of Deeds Election Results
 Will County
 Dupage County

12. FME Template
 Templates are just a ZIP file with a .fmwt
extension that contain:
 an FME workspace
 sample data files
 any other resource files (i.e. an FME Workspace
template)
 Double clicking a .fmwt file will open FME
Workbench and unzip the sample data so you can
run the example.

13. Beyond Local Government Data
 How else can FME technology help me?
FME Desktop or Esri Data Interoperability Extension
 Bring any data into ArcGIS
 Share data out to anyone

14. Summary
 What we’ve seen:
 How to use a FME Workspace template to
create a workspace
 How to use an Esri XML Workspace as a
template to create a Geodatabase
 Create an FME Template bundle