If the Dashboard component is required to fetch data from an RSS feed, you must set up the Data Feed before creating the Dashboard component.

To add, change or delete a Data Feed, follow these steps:

  1. Click New Task Selection Icon icon. The Menu screen appears.

  2. Select the Aurora Configuration option.

  3. Select the Maintain Data Feeds option.

  4. The Maintain Data Feeds screen appears.

  5. Click either the New or Delete s or click the drop-down arrow next to the Service ID field:

  1. Depending on the screen mode that you have selected, complete the fields using the following table as a guide.

Field Descriptions

Fields

Description

Service ID

Enter a name for the data feed. This name is then available for selection in the Feed Service selection on the Maintain Components screen and in Javascript. A10 - Mandatory

Service URL

Enter the URL of the service that is to be used by the component. For example, you can enter an RSS Data Feed in this field. For instance:

http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/england/rss.xml

sets the service of the component to the BBC UK News Feed. Parameters can be placed in the URL by the component with the use of placeholders. In the component you have an array of parameters, the position in the array relates to the placeholder. e.g.

http://example/rss?param1={0}%param2={1}

In addition, you can use a feed that takes data from PROIV.

For instance:

/p4rss?rssTask=TK_AU_GetDemoChartRSSFeed

where the p4rss parameter passes data through the PROIV Gateway.

A250 - Mandatory

Service Name

If the Service URL requires an authenticated logon, enter the user name in the Service Username field. A50-Non-Mandatory

Password

If the Service URL requires an authenticated logon, enter the password in the Password field. A50-Non-Mandatory

Service Function

If the component is to be driven by PROIV Data Feed, enter the name of the PROIV Report function, which generates RSS XML. A32-Non-Mandatory

Proxy

Drop-down list displays available proxy server details. Select one from the list if a proxy is used to access the service. Non-mandatory

Requires Company /Division
Select the check box to append the Operator ID to the Service URL. The parameter allows a service to return data specific to a company or operator. For example, graph data showing sales for a company/department could the Co/Div parameter to limit the data accordingly. If the check box is selected for a single Co/Div logon, the append format is as follows:

http://feeds.bbc.co.uk/news/englandrss.xml?coDiv=PTI&multiCoDivEnabled=N

Requires Operator Id?
If a service being called by the component is PROIV Operator dependent, enable the Require Operator Id? field. The ID is then passed into the service URL as a parameter and will limit the component appropriately, depending on the operator's privileges. The Operator ID is placed into the first placeholder. For example, if the Operator ID is 'aurora1' then selecting the Operator ID check box appends 'pid=aurora1' to the Service URL, so in this case becomes:

http://feeds.bbc.co.uk/news/englandrss.xml?pid=aurora1

Buttons

 

Exit

Click Exit to close the Maintain Data Feeds screen.

Save

Click Save to save the changes to the Data Feed.

Cancel

Click Cancel to cancel any changes to the Data Feed.

New

Click New to add a new Data Feed

Delete

Click Delete to delete the selected Data Feed

  1. Click Save to save the details, or click the Cancel to cancel any changes.

  2. Click Exit to exit the Maintain Data Feeds screen.

Note: If the Aurora Security and Menu option is not used, then this screen can be run directly from the PROIV Prompt or from a 3rd party menu by executing the @AU_DataFeedService function.

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