RSS - Overview

RSS is a special type of web access that provides you with a way to keep up to date on changing content on web pages.

PPM application views are an example of web pages with content that can change regularly. You can subscribe to RSS feeds in PPM application custom views. For example, an RSS feed from the global Tasks application allows you to see the changes to tasks in the Task view without directly logging into PPM.

When you subscribe to an RSS feed, you add the address of the feed to an RSS reader and that reader lets you know when content in the application view changes.

Note: RSS feeds are limited to the first 100 items in a view, and can have a delay of a few seconds after a view has been updated.

RSS Feeds (authenticated RSS)

To use an RSS feed from PPM, you must provide authentication (your log on information). Your RSS reader will prompt you for this information when you subscribe to the feed. This protects the data from access by someone who does not have log on privileges. It also requires you to use a reader that supports basic HTTP authentication.

For more information about subscribing to an RSS Feed, see Subscribing to an RSS Feed.

RSS Permalinks (unauthenticated RSS)

PPM provides a second RSS capability called permalinks. Your ability to create a permalink depends on your PPM administrator. The administrator can enable or disable the ability to create permalinks. This ability is granted by enterprise, for everyone or no one. It cannot be enabled for individual users.

An RSS permalink allows you to receive an RSS feed using a reader that does not support authentication (this includes many web-based readers). A permalink also allows non-PPM users (individuals who do not have log on access to PPM) to access data in the RSS permalink, so for example, you can share that data with others in your company.

You can see how often a permalink you created is access by clicking the RSS icon. One option will show the last date and time a permalink was accessed (when you create a link, you access it).

This is useful if you share the URL for the link with others. You can quickly determine if the link is being access by anyone else.

For more information about creating permalinks, see Creating an RSS Permalink.

RSS support

Global Applications

Global PPM applications that support custom views also support RSS:

Documents
Discussions
Issues
News
Polls
Tasks

Dynamic Applications

Dynamic applications also support RSS:

Global dynamic applications
Dynamic application within projects (from custom views only)
Note: When subscribing to an RSS feed for a dynamic application within a project, the content of the feed depends on what kind of dynamic application it is.
If the dynamic application is an enterprise-level dynamic application and exists in other projects, the RSS feed will include application items in all projects for which you have access.
If the dynamic application is a project-level dynamic application, the feed is limited only to items for that application in that project.

You must be able to access an application in order to subscribe to an RSS feed or create a permalink from that application. If you do not see one of the tabs for an application listed above, the tab may be hidden or you may not have permission to use the application. For general information about global applications, see Using Global Tabs.