tRSSOutput Standard properties

File name

Name or path to the XML file to be processed and/or the variable to be used.

For further information about how to define and use a variable in a Job, see Using contexts and variables.

Encoding

Select an encoding type from the list, or select Custom and define it manually. This field is compulsory for DB data handling.

Append

Select this check box to add the new rows to the end of the file.

Mode

Select between RSS or ATOM according to the feed you want to generate.

Channel (in RSS mode)

Title: Enter a meaningful title.

Description: Enter a description that you think will describe your content.

Publication date: Enter the relevant date.

Link: Enter the relevant URL.

Feed (in ATOM mode)

Title: Enter a meaningful title.

Link: Enter the relevant URL.

Id: Enter the valid URL corresponding to the Link.

Update date: Enter the relevant date .

Author name: Enter the relevant name.

Optionnal Channel Elements

Click the [+] button below the table to add new lines and enter the information relative to the RSS flow metadata:

Element Name: name of the metadata.

Element Value: content of the metadata.

Schema and Edit Schema

A schema is a row description, it defines the number of fields to be processed and passed on to the next component. The schema is either Built-in or stored remotely in the Repository.

Click Edit schema to make changes to the schema. If the current schema is of the Repository type, three options are available:

• View schema: choose this option to view the schema only.

• Change to built-in property: choose this option to change the schema to Built-in for local changes.

• Update repository connection: choose this option to change the schema stored in the repository and decide whether to propagate the changes to all the Jobs upon completion.

  If you just want to propagate the changes to the current Job, you can select No upon completion and choose this schema metadata again in the Repository Content window.

By default, the schema of tRSSOutput is made of five read-only columns: id, title, link, updated, and summary. You can add new columns or click Syn columns to retrieve the schema structure from the preceding component.

tStatCatcher Statistics

Select this check box to gather the Job processing metadata at a Job level as well as at each component level.

Global Variables

ERROR_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This variable functions only if the Die on error check box is cleared, if the component has this check box.

NB_LINE: the number of rows read by an input component or transferred to an output component. This is an After variable and it returns an integer.

A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component while an After variable functions after the execution of the component.

To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl+Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from it.

For more information about variables, see Using contexts and variables.

Usage rule

This component must be linked to an input or intermediary component.