How to setup an RSS feed in Spotfire? – Revvity Signals

Date Posted: 2017-10-27
Product: TIBCO Spotfire®

Problem:

How to setup an RSS feed in Spotfire?

Solution:

This article provides detailed steps on how to setup an RSS feed on Spotfire Server installed on Windows or Linux.

The RSS feed file should be compliant with the RSS 2.0 standards. Attached is a sample RSS feed file for reference (Filename: rssfeed.xml).

Steps to configure Rss feed

1). The rssfeed file can be placed in either of the following locations:

<SpotfireServerInstall>/tomcat/webapps/ROOT
Shared network drive path, accessible from any machine where the Spotfire Analyst/Web Player/Node Manager is installed.
A URL to an external RSS feed can also be set.

2). Update the Spotfire Server configuration.

Using the GUI:

a). Start the Server Configuration tool.

b). Browse to the configuration for Login Dialog.

If the rssfeed file is available in

<SpotfireServerInstall>/tomcat/webapps/ROOT - In the RSS feed path the name of the rssfeed file needs to be set (without the path)

A network shared drive path - In the RSS feed path specify the UNC path: e.g., \\myshare\rss\rssfeed.xml

c). Save the Server Configuration.

Using the command line:

Run the following commands to configure the rssfeed in the server configuration by running the following commands via a command prompt opened in the directory SpotfireServerInstall/tomcat/bin folder.

a). Export the latest configuration - config export-config

b). Set the rssfeed file path - config config-login-dialog -R rssfeed.xml or config config-login-dialog -R \\myshare\rss\rssfeed.xml

Note: Starting in 7.9 to enable all users see the news in the login dialog, set the display behavior setting (-s value) to "always". The login dialog will be shown to all users, even if they opt to save their login credentials for automatic login.
Example: config config-login-dialog -R rssfeed.xml -s "always"

c). Import the configuration - config import-config -c "rssfeed path set" .

3). Restart the Spotfire server for the changes to take effect.

4).Restart the Spotfire Analyst desktop client to see the RSS Feed. If on Web Player, logout and log back in to see the feed. The feed would then show up on the login dialog.

https://docs.tibco.com/pub/spotfire_server/7.10.0/doc/html/TIB_sfire_server_tsas_admin_help/GUID-1C580327-C5CE-4ABD-85A6-5519A3D20ADE.html

https://docs.tibco.com/pub/spotfire_server/7.10.0/doc/html/TIB_sfire_server_tsas_admin_help/GUID-AFCFDB36-0D0D-4029-8F05-59CC8ACBCB48.html