Creation of New Feed Data Types

The following list provides an overview of the steps to create a new feed data type:

1. Analyze the requirements for the new feed data type.

2. Create the feed data source application class by extending the abstract base DataSource class.

3. Create the feed data type definition.

4. (Optional) Update the property maintenance component.

   Note:

   Because any feed definition can be published through the Feed Publishing Wizard, it is optional to update the property maintenance component to add the Publish as Feed pages and Publish as Feed link to a component.

5. Update the view content component or pagelet — that is, deploy the related feeds hover menu.

These steps are described in detail elsewhere in this book.