Key Capabilities
- RSS and Atom feed consumption with automatic polling and multiple authentication schemes
- Incremental update support using If-Modified-Since headers and ETag-based duplicate detection
- Configurable response header promotion for metadata extraction
Overview
RSS connectors expose a simple interface to automatically poll for downloadable content from a specific RSS or Atom feed. The connector can be configured to only process new and updated content, and can perform both HTTP and TLS authentication to the remote service.Connector Settings
Settings Tab
Configuration
Settings related to the core configuration of the connector.Authentication
Settings related to authenticating with the RSS service.TLS Server Authentication
Settings related to verifying the TLS server’s identity.Advanced Tab
Advanced Settings
Settings not included in the previous categories.Proxy Settings
These are a collection of settings that identify and authenticate to the proxy through which the connection should be routed. By default, this section uses the global settings on the Proxy Settings portion of the Security Settings page. Clear the checkbox to supply settings specific to your connector.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Proxy Type | The protocol used by a proxy-based firewall. |
| Proxy Host | The name or IP address of a proxy-based firewall. |
| Proxy Port | The TCP port for a proxy-based firewall. |
| Proxy User | The user name to use to authenticate with a proxy-based firewall. |
| Proxy Password | A password used to authenticate to a proxy-based firewall. |
| Authentication Scheme | Leave the default None or choose from one of the following authentication schemes: Basic, Digest, Proprietary, or NTLM. |
Logging
Settings that govern the creation and storage of logs.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Log Level | The verbosity of logs generated by the connector. When you request support, set this to Debug. |
| Log Subfolder Scheme | Instructs the connector to group files in the Logs folder according to the selected interval. The Weekly option (which is the default) instructs the connector to create a new subfolder each week and store all logs for the week in that folder. Leaving this setting blank tells the connector to save all logs directly in the Logs folder. For connectors that process many transactions, using subfolders helps keep logs organized and improves performance. |
| Log Messages | Check this to have the log entry for a processed file include a copy of the file itself. If you disable this, you might not be able to download a copy of the file from the Transactions tab. |
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous settings are for specific use cases.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Other Settings | Enables you to configure hidden connector settings in a semicolon-separated list (for example, setting1=value1;setting2=value2). Normal connector use cases and functionality should not require the use of these settings. |
Automation Tab
Automation Settings
Settings related to the automatic processing of files by the connector.Automation Status
Alerts Tab
SLAs Tab
Establishing a Connection
A valid target Feed URL is required to establish a connection to any RSS service. Some services might also require authentication or a set of custom headers in order to consume the service. The connector silently supports both HTTP and HTTPS target URLs. If the target URL is an HTTPS URL, set the TLS Server Certificate to the public key certificate identifying the server. To implicitly trust the target endpoint, set the field toAny Certificate.
Authentication
The RSS connector supports HTTP authentication in the following formats:- Basic (plain text)
- Digest (encrypted)
- NTLM
- Negotiate
- Proprietary
Automatic Cache Cleanup
Arc automatically cleans up the resource cache. This process runs in the background during every receive cycle and removes stale cache entries for files that are no longer present on the remote server. This keeps the cache size manageable without requiring any manual action.
By default, files are retained for 30 days, but you can use the ResourceCacheRetentionDays setting in the Other Settings field on the Advanced tab to adjust it to fit your environment. For example, ResourceCacheRetentionDays=15 retains files for 15 days before removing them.