# tRSSInput

Reads RSS-Feeds using URLs. tRSSInput makes it possible to keep track of blog entries on websites to gather and organize information for quick and easy access.

## tRSSInput Standard properties

These properties are used to configure tRSSInput running in the Standard Job framework.

The Standard tRSSInput component belongs to the Internet family.

The component in this framework is available in all Talend products.

## Basic settings

| Properties | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Schema and Edit<br>Schema | A schema is a row description, it defines the number of fields to be processed and<br>passed on to the next component.<br><br>The tRSSInput component has a<br>read-only schema that is made of four columns: TITLE, DESCRIPTION,<br>PUBDATE, and Link. |
| RSS URL | Enter the URL for the RSS\_Feed to read. |
| Read articles from | If selected, tRSSInput reads<br>articles on the RSS\_Feed from the date set through the [...] button next to the<br>date time field. |
| Max number of articles | If selected, tRSSInput reads as<br>many articles as the number entered in the max<br>amount field. |
| Die on error | This check box is selected by default. Clear the check box to skip<br>the row on error and complete the process for error-free<br>rows. |

## Advanced Settings

| Properties | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Use Socks Proxy | Select this check box if you are using a proxy, and in the Proxy<br>host, Proxy port, Proxy<br>username and Proxy password fields<br>displayed, specify the proxy server settings information. |
| tStatCatcher Statistics | Select this check box to gather the Job processing metadata at a Job level<br>as well as at each component level. |

## Global Variables

| Variables | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Global Variables | ERROR\_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the<br>component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This<br>variable functions only if the Die on error checkbox is<br>cleared, if the component has this checkbox.<br><br><br>NB\_LINE: the number<br>of rows read by an input component or transferred to an output component. This is an<br>After variable and it returns an integer.<br><br>A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component<br>while an After variable functions after the execution of the component.<br><br>To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl+Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from<br>it.<br><br>For more information about variables, see [Using contexts and variables](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/8.0/studio-user-guide/contexts-and-variables). |

## Usage

| Usage guidance | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Usage rule** | This component is generally used as an input component. It<br>requires an output component. |
| Limitation | Due to license incompatibility, one or more JARs required to use this component<br>are not provided. You can install the missing JARs for this particular component by<br>clicking the Install button on the Component tab view. You can also find out and add all missing<br>JARs easily on the Modules tab in the Integration perspective of Talend Studio. For<br>details, see [Installing external modules](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/8.0/studio-user-guide/installing-external-modules). |

**Related concepts**

* [Creating an RSS flow that contains metadata](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/rss/trssinput-trssoutput-trssoutput-creating-rss-flow-that-contains-metadata-standard-component-this)
* [Fetching frequently updated blog entries.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/rss/trssinput-tlogrow-fetching-frequently-updated-blog-entries.-standard-component "This two-component scenario aims at retrieving frequently updated blog entries from a Talend local news RSS feed using the tRSSInput component.")