RSS Distribution Action
To add an RSS action
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Select the RSS option on the Action page.
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In the File box, specify the file. You can either enter the path to a file in the box or select a file by clicking the Browse button. The Named Paths dialog box will appear.
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From the Named Paths list, select the appropriate named path.
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Select the file from the list of displayed in the Named Path Content box.
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Click Save to add the file.
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Select the Create if not found check box, if you want to create the file if the specified not found.
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In the Title box, enter the item title.
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In the Item description box, enter the item description.
NOTE: You may use the naming macros to provide a title and description for an RSS distribution. To do this, click the Insert Macro icon 
and select the naming macros from the drop-down list.
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In the Link box, enter the name of link to the file.
NOTE: Displays the URL of the RSS item. This field is usually left blank so that Automator can automatically assign a URL (based on a translate distribution) from the input or export file that is being processed.
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Click the Channel title to provide the channel parameters:
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Title: Enter channel title.
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Channel Description: Provide channel description.
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Link: Enter the name of link to the file. (NOTE: If you leave the Title, Channel Description, and Link fields blank the default values will be automatically assigned.)
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Max Items: Specify the maximum number of items.
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Unlimited: Select this check box if you want to set the unlimited number of items.
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Click Save to save the action.
In order to use an RSS feed, you must define a global Translate distribution action. When creating an RSS feed, the location must be specified, as well as the path to the RSS file to be created or updated.
NOTE: Automator uses the RSS 2.0 format when generating an RSS feed.
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