XML is everywhere, but its complexities can be a barrier to use. Discover seven tactics you can employ to easily read, write, and process XML using FME – no need for coding or special XML development tools. You’ll also learn about the new XML capabilities in FME 2013 and get an exclusive sneak peek at a web services announcement coming soon. Recorded May 2013

1. Reading and Writing XML with FME
FME makes XML Easy
Laura Kerssens
Product Specialist
Don Murray
Co-Founder

2. Agenda
Introduction
XML is everywhere
1- Reading XML
2- Validating XML
3- Reading Web Data
4- Writing XML
5- Updating XML
6- Using XSD to write XML
7- Invoking Web services

3. Presenters
Don Murray
President and Co-Founder
Safe Software
Laura Kerssens
FME Product Specialist
Safe Software

4. Questions are Encouraged
Dan Iseminger
Product Support Specialist
Safe Software
Mark Ireland
FME Evangelist
Safe Software
Today’s question and answer support:

5. Giveaway: FME Training Course
Stay Tuned: 15 FREE seats up for grabs

6. Poll Questions: About you!
 FME use
 Use of Google products

7. Safe Software Inc.
95+ exuberant employees
Secret HQ: Vancouver
Thousands of happy customers,
certified professionals,
trainers, system integrators,
and value added resellers; all
around the globe!

8. What does Safe do?

9. We Move Data

10. All Kinds of Data

11. Graphical Authoring Environment
No Code!

12. Giveaway: FME and Reading XML
Online Training Course
 Stay Tuned: 40 FREE seats up for grabs
 May 16th, 2012: 8:30am to 12pm (PDT)

13. Poll: About You #1
 What FME Version do you use?

14. XML is everywhere
JSON is everywhere too….

15. XML and JSON are everywhere
Loves both
+
FME’s JSON story is same as XML!

16. XML is everywhere
XML is used for sharing data across organizations
The number of XML based data types
continues to grow!

17. XML is communication protocol of web
• Web Site content
XML is everywhere

18. XML is communication protocol of web
• Used by devices
XML is everywhere

19. XML is communication protocol of web
• Used by sensors
XML is everywhere

20. XML is communication protocol of web
• Used by applications
XML is everywhere
… don’t forget that JSON is here too!

21. FME makes XML Reading Easy # 1

22. FME makes XML Easy # 1
Demo #1 – Directly Reading Supported
XML Format - OSM

23. FME and CityGML
FME Best Reading on the Planet!

24. FME and CityGML

25. FME and CityGML

26. FME makes XML Easy # 2
Powerful XML transformers
Demo #2 – Read Arbitrary XML Data.

27. FME makes XML Easy # 2
Powerful of FME is in its transformers

28. FME makes XML Easy # 3
Powerful XML transformers
Demo #3 – Validate XML Data.

29. Poll: About You #3
 Do you currently use FME for XML?

30. XML Reading Transformers
XMLFragmenter
 Split single XML
documents into multiple
“features”
XMLFlattener
 Flatten XML into table
view.
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No knowledge of XQuery required

31. FME makes XML easy #4
Strategy #2 Make it Easy
 Minimal understanding of XML and underlying
technology requiredDemo #4 – XML Data is accessible no
matter where it is!
FME can read data from web as easily as
a file!

32. FME makes XML Writing easy!
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33. FME makes XML writing easy #5
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Demo #5 – Drag and Drop
XML/GML Writing

34. XML Formats – Writing
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Also easy to write arbitrary XML

35. FME makes XML easy
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more on writing later...

36. FME makes XML easy #6
Path driven approach to XML Creation
 Update existing XML documents such as Metadata!

37. XML Writing - Metadata
MetaData Writing Example
 XML is no longer an issue.

38. FME makes XML easy #6
Path driven approach to XML Creation
 Useful for updating Metadata?
Demo #6 – Updating XML
documents is easy

39. FME make XML easy #7
Writing specific XML data model
All you need is a sample or xsd document

40. FME makes XML easy #7
You no longer need an XML sample to write XML!
All you need is sample or xsd document
Demo #7 – Writing arbitrary XML
is easy

41. Poll: About You #4
 Do you currently use FME for Writing XML?

42. FME make XML easy #Bonus
Using FME to write web content
XML technology is well suited for html!

43. FME make XML easy #Bonus
Using FME to write web content
XML technology is well suited for html!
Bonus Demo – Writing html is easy

44. FMEpedia
XML Samples, demos
Troubleshooting

45. The FME Channel on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/fmechannel
Customer use cases
Tutorials
Technical spotlights
Market commentary
How to
Shortcut for XML Videos http://fme.ly/xmlvideo

46. Poll: About You #6
 Would you like to enter the Draw to win
FREE FME Training?

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48. Thank you!
www.safe.com
Don Murray
President and Co-Founder
Safe Software
Laura Kerssens
FME Product Specialist
Safe Software