Compix AutoCast 3.1 User Manual

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Chapter 3 Importing Data

In addition to text (*.txt), Microsoft Excel files, XML files, Web sites, and Databases, RSS feeds can be used to fulfill templates in
AutoCast. RSS feeds can be used only with the Watch function to create crawl pages.

RSS

Crawls

Crawl pages can be created using
the Watch function. To use this func-
tionality, follow these steps.

Crawls

Crawl pages can be created using
the Watch function. To use this
functionality, follow the steps from
the previous Watch Function sub-
section. During step , be sure
to also check the [Crawl Sequence]
box. Follow the rest of the steps
accordingly.

Select a crawl template by

clicking on the thumbnail in the

Template List or selecting it with

the Template dropdown in the Play

Item Edit Window.

Once selected, the table in the

Play Item Edit Window populates

with a list of all alias objects avail-

able.

Check the [Watch] box.

In the new window that opens,

choose [RSS] from the Data Type

dropdown menu and check the

[Crawl Sequence] box.

Copy the Web address of the

RSS feed and paste it into the

Feed Source field in AutoCast.

Click the [Add] button to add the

RSS feed to the list of saved feeds.

Double click on the desired feed in

the [My Feed] section. Data from

the RSS feed displays in the table

to the right.

To assign data, click the cell

next to the alias object then click

the column number with the de-

sired data.

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Document No: 2.3.003 Revision: 2.2 Updated: 9/12/2012