Workspaces save all the data they work with into the workspace file itself.

Workspaces save all the data they work with into the workspace file itself.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Always
• D. Sometimes

Answer: (B)

In FME, a workspace defines the workflow—how data is read, transformed, and written—while the actual data lives in its original sources. The workspace file stores the network of readers, writers, and transformers, along with settings and references, but not the data itself. Data is read during execution from its source and written to the designated output, so the workspace isn’t saved with all the data by default. You would only include data if you explicitly embed it or package the workspace with data, which is not the standard behavior.

In FME, a workspace defines the workflow—how data is read, transformed, and written—while the actual data lives in its original sources. The workspace file stores the network of readers, writers, and transformers, along with settings and references, but not the data itself. Data is read during execution from its source and written to the designated output, so the workspace isn’t saved with all the data by default. You would only include data if you explicitly embed it or package the workspace with data, which is not the standard behavior.