Configuring an RSS Notification

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About this task

Note: You must create a notification view to be able to complete this procedure. For more information, see Creating a Notification.

To configure the RSS notification

Procedure

  1. In the Navigator view, open the portlet application you want to work with and expand it to expose the notification View Declaration Language (VDL) file:

    portlet_application/WebContent/viewName.view

  2. Double-click the VDL file to open it in the editor.
  3. Configure the Text Output control for the RSS title. This control must be implemented with an RSS renderer.
    1. On the design canvas, click the Text Output control, and then, in the Properties view, click the Value tab.
    2. In the Value text box, type a title for the RSS notification.
  4. Configure the Text Output control for the URL that links to the RSS notification.
    1. On the design canvas, click the Text Output control and then, in the Properties view, click the Value tab.
    2. In the Value text box, type a URL for the RSS notification.
    3. Click the Display tab, and in the Label text box, type a display name for the URL.
  5. Configure the Text Output control for the description of the RSS notification.
    1. On the design canvas, click the description component, and then, in the Text Output control view, click the Value tab.
    2. In the Value text box, type a description for the RSS notification.

Results

Tip: You can use the Atom Feed Icon control to export the contents of a specified table for the RSS notification. For more information about the Atom Feed Icon control, see webMethods CAF Tag Library Reference.