RSS Receiver

How to Configure a RSS Receive Location with the BizTalk Server Administration Console

To configure the receive location by using the BizTalk Server Administration console, use the following procedure:

NOTE: Before completing the following procedure you must have already added a one-way receive port. For more information, see How to Create a Receive Port.

To configure receive location variables for a RSS receive location:

1. In the BizTalk Server Administration console, expand BizTalk Server Administration, expand BizTalk Group, expand Applications, and then expand the application you want to create a receive location in.
2. In the left pane, click the Receive Port node. Then in the right pane, right-click the receive port that is associated with an existing receive location or that you want to associate with a new receive location, and then click Properties.
3. In the left pane of the Receive Port Properties dialog box, select Receive Locations, and in the right pane double-click an existing receive location or click New to create a new receive location.
4. In the Receive Location Properties dialog box, in the Transport section next to Type, select nsoftware.RSS v4 from the drop-down list, and then click Configure to configure the transport properties for the receive location.
5. In the nsoftware.RSS v4 Transport Properties dialog box, you will find the following properties:

   CacheFile	A file to be used for caching the incoming RSS feed. Type: xs:string    Default Value: "" NOTE: This property must have a value.
   CachePeriod	The number of days to store cached RSS item information. Type: xs:int    Default Value: 7
   ErrorThreshold	The maximum number of errors before the adapter shuts down. Type: xs:int    Default Value: 5
   FeedURL	The URL to poll for RSS feeds. Type: xs:string    Default Value: "" NOTE: This property must have a value.
   Firewall	A set of properties related to firewall access. Type: Firewall    Default Value: null
   FollowRedirects	Determines what happens when the server issues a redirect. Type: xs:int    Default Value: 0
   HTTPAuthScheme	The authorization scheme to be used when server authorization is to be performed. Type: xs:int    Default Value: 0
   HTTPPassword	A password if authentication is to be used. Type: baf:Password    Default Value: ""
   HTTPProxy	A set of properties related to proxy access. Type: Proxy    Default Value: null
   HTTPUser	A user name if authentication is to be used. Type: xs:string    Default Value: ""
   MaxBatchSize	The maximum size, in MB, of the current batch (0 indicates no limit). Type: xs:int    Default Value: 0
   MaxFileCount	The maximum number of files in the current batch (0 indicates no limit). Type: xs:int    Default Value: 10
   MaxFileSize	The maximum size, in MB, of a file in the current batch (0 indicates no limit). Type: xs:int    Default Value: 0
   MaxThreads	The maximum number of threads that the adapter may consume. Type: xs:int    Default Value: 20
   Other	Defines a set of configuration settings to be used by the adapter. Type: xs:string    Default Value: ""
   PollingInterval	The amount of time, in seconds, between download attempts. Type: xs:int    Default Value: 60
   RequeueEndpoints	Whether to requeue receive endpoints if the polling interval has not been reached. Type: bool    Default Value: false
   RuntimeLicense	Specifies the adapter runtime license key. Type: xs:string    Default Value: ""
   SSLAcceptServerCert	Instructs the adapter to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate. Type: Certificate    Default Value: null
   SSLCert	The certificate to use for client authentication during the SSL handshake. Type: Certificate    Default Value: null NOTE: The digital id must have a private key associated with it.
   Timeout	A timeout for the adapter. Type: xs:int    Default Value: 60
   TransportLog	Tells the adapter where and how to report information about its operations. Type: Log    Default Value: null
   URI	The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the send port or receive location. Type: xs:string    Default Value: ""

6. Click OK.
7. Enter the appropriate values in the Receive Location Properties dialog box to complete the configuration of the receive location and click OK to save settings. For information about the Receive Locations Properties dialog box, see How to Create a Receive Location.