RSS feeds allow Oracle WebCenter Collaboration users to view updates to the functional areas and objects in their Oracle WebCenter Collaboration projects through any compatible RSS reader. Events that trigger a notification email also trigger an update to the corresponding RSS feeds. RSS feeds are available only if your administrator has enabled the feature.
This topic discusses:
RSS Feed Types
Securing RSS Feeds
Viewing RSS Feeds
Subscribing to RSS Feeds
The following table describes the types of RSS feeds available in Oracle WebCenter Collaboration:
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RSS Feed Type |
Description |
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Functional Area
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Each functional area in a project has its own RSS feed.
Functional area RSS feeds contain events such as creation or deletion
of an object. The project-level RSS feed is a compilation of all the functional
area feeds for the project.
Depending on which functional areas are enabled for a project, the following RSS feeds are available:
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Object-level |
Individual Oracle WebCenter Collaboration objects have their own RSS feed. Depending on which functional areas are enabled for a project, the following object-level RSS feeds are available:
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Personal |
Each Oracle WebCenter Collaboration user has a personal RSS feed. Feeds that you have subscribed to via the RSS notification type will be added to your personal RSS feed. |
By default, when a user views an RSS feed, the portal login token is used to determine which objects the user has permission to view in Oracle WebCenter Collaboration. The RSS feed displays only the events for those objects. RSS feeds are also secured, by default, with basic authentication. If users attempt to view an RSS feed without a valid portal login token, they are prompted to enter their portal user ID and password in a basic authentication challenge box. For information on how to secure RSS feeds, see the Administrator Guide for Oracle WebCenter Collaboration.
To view the RSS feed for an Oracle WebCenter Collaboration object:
In the application view, navigate to the object whose feed you want to view.
In the table pane, select the object.
Click 
. A new window displays the XML source of the RSS feed.
Copy the URL of the window into an RSS reader to view the feed. If no actions have occurred on the object, the feed is empty.
To view the RSS feed for a functional area:
In the application view, navigate to the functional area whose feed you want to view.
If applicable, select the root folder in the navigation pane.
Click . A new window displays the XML source of the RSS feed.
Copy the URL of the window into an RSS reader to view the feed. If no events have occurred in the functional area, the feed is empty.
To view your personal RSS feed:
Click My Account.
Click Collaboration Settings.
Under Settings on the left, click Subscriptions.
Next to Personal
feed, click .
A new window displays the XML source of your personal RSS feed.
Copy the URL of the window into an RSS reader to view the feed. If no actions have occurred on the objects to which you are subscribed, the feed is empty.
To subscribe to the RSS feed for an Oracle WebCenter Collaboration object:
Use the Subscribe button in the application view.
In the application view, navigate to the object.
In the table pane, select the object.
Mouse over the Subscribe button and select RSS.
Use the Subscription Explorer.
To subscribe to the RSS feed for a functional area:
Use the Subscribe button in the application view.
In the application view, navigate to the functional area whose feed you want to view.
If applicable, select the root folder in the navigation pane.
Mouse over the Subscribe button and select RSS.
Use the Subscription Explorer.