Example RSS feed file with minimal xml tags which can be used in TIBCO Spotfire to setup RSS Feed

Example RSS feed file with minimal xml tags which can be used in TIBCO Spotfire to setup RSS Feed

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Article ID: KB0076954

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Description

The attached file (Filename: rssfeed_sample.xml) is an example RSS feed XML describing the minimal tags required to setup a feed. It can be used as a reference file to create a custom rssfeed file to be used in Spotfire.  Each tag in the file is described below in further detail.

 

Issue/Introduction

This article provides a sample rss feed file that can be used in Spotfire and explains the meaning of each of the tags.

Resolution

<?xml version="1.0" ?> - the XML declaration - defines the XML version and the character encoding used in the document. The document conforms to the 1.0 specification of XML and uses the UTF-8 character set.

<rss version="2.0"> -  is the RSS declaration which identifies that this is an RSS document (in this case, RSS version 2.0).
 
The next line contains the <channel> element. This element is used to describe the RSS feed.
 
The <channel> element has three required child elements:
  • <title> - Defines the title of the channel (e.g. Tibco Spotfire)
  • <link> - Defines the hyperlink to the channel (e.g. http://www.spotfire.tibco.com/en)
  • <description> - Describes the channel (e.g. Spotfire Analytics)
Each <channel> element can have one or more <item> elements.
Each <item> element defines an article or "story" in the RSS feed.
 
The <item> element has three required child elements:
  • <title> - Defines the title of the item (e.g. Spotfire Today)
  • <link> - Defines the hyperlink to the item (e.g. http://www.spotfire.tibco.com/en-xml-rss.html)
  • <description> - Describes the item (e.g. All you need to know about Spotfire)
Finally, the two last lines close the <channel> and <rss> elements.

Additional Information

External: RSS

Attachments

Example RSS feed file with minimal xml tags which can be used in TIBCO Spotfire to setup RSS Feed get_app