Using Feed Builder

Libraries with the Feed Builder product can construct their own outgoing feeds containing information specified in saved boolean lists or review files. The content of these feeds is controlled by library-created configuration files. Using these files, Feed Builder creates XML files nightly with the feed information stored in the /live/feeds directory.

Feed readers access the XML output from a URL based on the configuration file name. The URL format is:

http://[catalog address]/feeds/[configuration file].xml

Where [catalog address] is the name or IP address of your WebPAC and [configuration file] is the name of your configuration file without the .conf extension. For example:

http://lib.cat.edu/feeds/newdvds.xml

For details on the configuration files for Feed Builder, see Configuring Feed Builder.