In FME Workbench, when reading Microsoft Excel data, a feature type corresponds to which element in the workbook?

• A. A sheet in the Microsoft Excel file
• B. A row in the sheet
• C. A Microsoft Excel XLS or XLSX file
• D. A column in the sheet

Answer: (A)

A feature type in FME Workbench maps to a sheet in the Excel workbook. Each sheet defines its own set of columns, so FME creates a separate feature type for every sheet to capture that sheet’s schema. Within that type, every row becomes an individual feature, with attributes named after the sheet’s columns. The workbook as a whole is just the source file, and columns become attributes of the features, not separate feature types. If there are multiple sheets, you’ll end up with multiple feature types—one per sheet—each with its own attribute structure.