Declaring retrieve and display variables for RSS connections
Every script that defines an RSS connection must start with a declaration of the variables that are used to specify how to retrieve and display items in the RSS feed. Use the <declareRSS> tag to define the variables.
About this task
The system automatically populates the <declareRSS> tag with values that you enter in the Retrieve and Display Options window or with the script editor. If you create the script in a separate text editor, configure the <declareRSS> tag manually.
The <declareRSS> tag appears in the RSS script before the <scriptBody> tag. Declare variables for the connection as follows.
Procedure
- Open the script editor. Click to edit the Summary or Detailed display format. You can also click Preview in the Content Connector and select the RSS Display Format tab.
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In the <declareRSS> tag, enter values for the
following variables.
source=“< The path to the XML file that creates the feed>" Populated by default with the path that is specified in the RSS feed field in the Content Connector. (Required)
Example: source="http://example.com/news/feed.atom"
feedName="<Name to identify the feed>" Used as a prefix for fields in the header. The default value is rss. (Required)
Example: feedName="rss"
sendMin="< minimum number of items that must be present to send the message>"
Example: sendMin="3"
dateRange="<the amount of time to look back in the RSS feed for items to retrieve>" Enter quantity as a number and a single character to specify unit of time as H (hours), D (days), W (weeks), or M (months).
Example: dateRange="6W"
maxRows="<maximum number of row that display in the message>" The default value is 5. (Required)
Example: maxRows="5"
Using the sample variables, the completed declaration appears as follows.
<declareRSS source="http://example.com/news/feed.atom" feedName="rss" sendMin="3" dateRange="6W" maxRows="5"/>
Note: Do not leave a space between the final variable (in this example, maxRows="5") and the closing tag for <declareRSS>. Adding an extra space causes an error. - Click Update Preview to see the results of your changes.
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Click Save as Custom to save your changes.
In the Content Connector, the Custom option is enabled.