FME – How to Expose Each Feature from Feature Class

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I have a feature class in a geodatabase which usually has between 1-300 features.
I would like to use FME to expose each feature and create an individual shapefile for each, based on an attribute.

For example, my dataset may look like this:

ID Name
1 Ocean
2 Road
3 City
4 Town

I would like to create from this table, 4 shapefiles, based on the attribute "ID"

This can be achieved in ArcMap by selecting the feature from the feature class, and exporting it as a shapefile. However, I would like to find an automated way to do this in FME.

Best Answer

The term you are looking for in FME is "Fanout".

I would advise to use a FeatureWriter, this works more intuitive that a classic writer when you want to use attribute values for filenames.

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