RSS Viewer

Use this portlet to show the content of a Real Simple Syndication (RSS) 1.0 or 2.0 news feed specified by a URL address.

RSS is a format for syndicating news and is used by many Web sites to publish frequently updated content.

The following table shows the properties that you can change.

Table 1. RSS Viewer portlet properties
Property	Description
Title	Specifies the title of the portlet. If no title is specified, the Web page URL address is used by default. You can specify a title for each supported language version of the product.
Language	Specifies the product language version in which the title appears. You can assign the same title for multiple language versions.
URL	Specifies the URL address that identifies the RSS channel feed. The RSS channel includes a list of links to specific Web pages. The links may include a title and a short description of the linked story. Important: All non-ASCII characters in the URL must be URL-encoded.
Features to expose	Specifies how the entries in this portlet are shown. Use the Show details option to include a description of an entry. Use the Show the RSS channel signature option to include an image, such as a logo, associated with the entry. Use the Alternating backgrounds option to separate entries in long lists with different background colors to make the entries easier to read.
Open links	Specifies how the links in RSS Viewer are opened. You can open and navigate the linked entries in a new browser window. This is the default option. open and navigate the linked entries in the currently opened browser window. open the linked entries in a target browser window or frame. Type the name of the window or frame in the provided text box. open and navigate the linked entries in the HTML Viewer portlet. Type the channel name as specified in HTML Viewer.
Maximum displayed entries	Specifies the maximum number of URLs to display in the portlet.

How To Modify the Properties

To modify the properties for this portlet, click the edit button to open the properties page. If the edit button is disabled or not visible, the administrator did not make these settings available to you. For more information, see Control Access to Portlets.

In the portlet properties page, to reset the default portlet settings, or to return to the settings specified by your administrator, click the reset button Reset icon in the portlet title bar. To exit the properties page without saving the changes, click the return button Return icon or click Cancel.

Tip:

In SAP Enterprise Portal, portlets are named iViews. This document may refer to iViews as portlets.
In Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, portlets are named Web Parts. This document may refer to Web Parts as portlets.