Which scenario demonstrates using a dynamic workflow?

• A. Converting any spatial data inputs to GML.
• B. Loading as-built CAD drawings with a predictable schema.
• C. Takes data with a set schema but no set format and writes it out to the user's choice of format.
• D. Upload monthly Excel with fixed schema.

Answer: (A)

Dynamic workflows in FME are built to adapt to different input data types and schemas on the fly, so a single workspace can ingest multiple sources without reconfiguring. Converting any spatial data inputs to GML demonstrates this adaptivity: the workflow can accept various formats and structures and consistently output GML, using readers that handle multiple formats and a writer/transformers that map whatever attributes exist into the GML structure. The emphasis is on flexibility and automatic adjustment to the input, rather than hard-coded, fixed structures.

Choosing a scenario with CAD drawings that have a predictable schema is more rigid, since it relies on a known, fixed input structure. The option where data has a set schema but no set format offers some output-format flexibility, but the input remains fixed, so it doesn’t showcase the same level of runtime adaptability. Uploading a monthly Excel file with a fixed schema is clearly static and does not illustrate dynamic handling of diverse inputs.