How can a user customize the ANSYS 8.1 Workbench RSS Headlines and Messages that are displayed on the Project Page?


The following information describes how the Workbench RSS Headlines and Messages system works.


1. Workbench Settings:

Workbench > Tools > Options > Common Settings > User Interface

Load Headlines at Startup Yes (default)
Custom RSS Feed Address <blank> (Default)

2. The "Custom RSS Feed Address" may be used to test a local RSS.xml file prior to deployment.

c:My Support FilesRSSRSS.xml


3. The jscript file that controls this system is: C:Program FilesANSYS Incv81AISOLStartPageStartPageshtmlRSS.js

4. The ANSYS feed address is hardcoded in this script to <http://www.ansys.com/misc/news/RSS.xml>

5. You can edit the script file to display all error messages for troubleshooting purposes:

Edit:
var displayRssErrors = true;

6.

Sample file RSS.xml
----------------------------------cut here--------------------------------------------------
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>ANSYS.com Headlines</title>
<link>http://www.ansys.com</link>
<description>Latest online information for ANSYS Workbench users.</description>
<language>en-us</language>
<item>
<title>ANSYS Workbench Website</title>
<pubDate>4/16/2004</pubDate>
<description>The ANSYS Workbench environment is a new interface for ANSYS. More...</description>
<link>http://www.ansys.com/ansys/workbench_environment.htm</link>
</item>
<item>
<title>2004 International ANSYS Conference</title>
<pubDate>4/16/2004</pubDate>
<description>Get the latest information on the upcoming conference from the official website.</description>
<link>http://www.ansys.com/conf_2004/index.htm</link>
</item>
<item>
<title>ANSYS Workbench Supported CAD Systems</title>
<pubDate>4/16/2004</pubDate>
<description>The ANSYS Workbench Environment uses a unique Plug-In architecture tomaintain associativity with the CAD systems. More...</description>
<link>http://www.ansys.com/ansys/connections.htm</link>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
----------------------------------cut here--------------------------------------------------



7. Headlines expire after 90 days (Hardcoded in the RSS.js script file)


The WB headlines have expired and no longer appear in the project page. In the RSS file items contain an optional <pubDate> tag:

<item>
<title>ANSYS Workbench Website</title>
<pubDate>1/8/2004</pubDate>
<description>The ANSYS Workbench environment is a new interface for ANSYS. More...</description>
<link>http://www.ansys.com/ansys/workbench_environment.htm</link>
</item>

The date is shown in the tooltip of the item. Headlines over 90 days old are skipped.

You can remove that tag if you don`t want to date or enable expiration for an item.





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