This repository contains an archive of Safe Software's training content, including archived course manuals (2016-2020) and content for the first FME Academy online learning platform (2020-2022). Material on the new FME Academy is not provided here for technical reasons but is re-usable under the same Terms of Use as before.
FME Academy content as of June 2023 is available on the main branch. Past year's Academy content is archived in fme-academy-YEAR branches. The directory structure contains:
badges: PNG and SVG versions of the FME Academy badges and trail iconsmodules: each folder is a separate module (each associated with a badge). These chunks of content take 30 minutes to 2 hours to complete. They roughly correspond to a chapter or major chapter section in the archived training manuals. Module folders contain:- Unit folders: each is named after their unit. A unit is 5-20 minutes of content covering a single skill. Some have Exercise sections. All have a Quiz. Unit folders contain:
images: a folder containing unit imagescontent.html: the module text and imagesevaluation.json: a JSON format quiztoc.html: an HTML snippet containing links to section headings
labels\labels.yml: a YAML file containing module metadatabadge.png: the module badgemodule.json: a file describing the module structure including filters, unit order, and time estimates
- Unit folders: each is named after their unit. A unit is 5-20 minutes of content covering a single skill. Some have Exercise sections. All have a Quiz. Unit folders contain:
trails: each folder is a separate trail. Trails are learning paths that link together two or more modules. Modules can belong to more than one trail. A trail is roughly equivalent to an entire manual or several chapters in the archived training manuals. Each trail folder contains:labels\labels.yml: a YAML file containing trail metadataicon.png: the trail icontrail.json: a file describing the trail structure, including filters and module order
This list of modules is presented with their FME version. It is also roughly in the order we recommend learning the content.
| FME Academy Trail | FME Academy Module | FME Version |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Welcome to the FME Academy | N/A |
| Integrate Data with the FME Platform | Why Data Integration? | 2022.0 |
| Integrate Data with the FME Platform | Connect To Data | 2022.0 |
| Integrate Data with the FME Platform | Transform Data | 2022.0 |
| Integrate Data with the FME Platform | Automate Workflows | 2022.0 |
| Transform Attributes | Create and Modify Attributes | 2022.0 |
| Transform Attributes | Filter Data | 2022.0 |
| Transform Attributes | Join Tables | 2022.0 |
| Transform Attributes | Use Conditional Values | 2022.0 |
| Integrate Spatial Data | Learn Spatial Data Concepts | 2020.1 |
| Integrate Spatial Data | Turn Coordinates into Geometry | 2020.1 |
| Integrate Spatial Data | Analyze Spatial Data | 2020.1 |
| Use Data Integration Best Practices | Document Your Workspace | 2022.0 |
| Use Data Integration Best Practices | Debug Workspaces | 2022.0 |
| Use Data Integration Best Practices | Design Workspaces for Advanced Reading and Writing | 2022.0 |
| Use Data Integration Best Practices | Visually Compare and Merge Workflows | 2022.0 |
| Use Data Integration Best Practices | Design For Performance | 2022.0 |
| Use Data Integration Best Practices | Optimize Workspace Performance | 2022.0 |
| Use Data Integration Best Practices | Design Modular and Maintainable Workspaces with Custom Transformers | 2022.0 |
| Use Data Integration Best Practices | Build a Shared Library of Custom Transformers | 2022.0 |
| Build Advanced Workflows | Read From and Write To Multiple Locations | 2021.1 |
| Build Advanced Workflows | Work with Multiple Data Models Using Lists | 2021.1 |
| Build Advanced Workflows | Leverage Ordered Data | 2021.1 |
| Build Advanced Workflows | Improve Data Quality by Handling Null and Missing Values | 2021.1 |
| Build Advanced Workflows | Build a Shared Library of Custom Transformers | 2021.1 |
| Build Advanced Workflows | Design Modular and Maintainable Workspaces with Custom Transformers | 2021.1 |
| Publish Workflows to the Web | What is FME Server? | 2022.0 |
| Publish Workflows to the Web | Publish Workflows to the Web | 2022.0 |
| Create Data Integration Apps | Build Basic Self-Serve Workflows | 2022.0 |
| Create Data Integration Apps | Manage FME Server Data and Connections | 2022.0 |
| Create Data Integration Apps | Build Versatile Self-Serve Workflows | 2022.0 |
| Create Data Integration Apps | Create No-Code Web Apps | 2022.0 |
| Automate Data Integration Tasks | Build Basic Automations | 2022.0 |
| Automate Data Integration Tasks | Build Versatile Automations | 2022.0 |
| Automate Data Integration Tasks | Connect Automations with Job Orchestration | 2022.0 |
| N/A | View Data | 2020.1 |
| N/A | Digital Plan Submission | 2020.1 |
We have now published trails for FME Desktop Basic, FME Desktop Advanced, and FME Server Authoring. Basic and Authoring are complete; Advanced has most of the previous content, but some user parameter sections are only available in the context of the Authoring trail.
Partners can adapt and reuse this content according to the License.
Training data is provided in the FMEData repository. FME Academy workspaces and links point to an S3-hosted version of the data where possible so that users do not have to download the entire FMEData repository to use the content.
Other branches contain annual release versions of archived training manuals built using gitbook. All archived manuals are available online at https://s3.amazonaws.com/gitbook/index.html. Substituting index.html for Course-Name.pdf gives you the PDF, e.g. https://s3.amazonaws.com/gitbook/Desktop-Basic-2019/index.html becomes https://s3.amazonaws.com/gitbook/Desktop-Basic-2019/Desktop-Basic-2019.pdf.
Any issues or questions can be directed to train@safe.com or by opening a GitHub Issue.