3.3 Data Feed Concept: Developer

Conceptual Overview

A Data Feed is series of data in which each item has the same defined structure

A Data Feed consists of two parts: a structure, and a series of data that conforms to it. The structure is known as the Data Feed Definition and is created by developers. The items in the series are known as Data Feed Items and are created by content editors.

As a developer, you can create Data Feed Definitions that allow content editors to create Data Feed Items following a defined structure, or schema.

At least one text field in a Data Feed Definition must be marked as ‘displayable’ and the value in this field in each Data Feed Item is used as its display name.

Conceptual Diagram

An example is a blog posts Data Feed where each post must have a title, a body of content, and a timestamp. The items in this feed are the individual blog posts.

Other examples of Data Feeds might be a list of events or a catalogue of products.

Notes

While Data Feeds can be created and modified in the CMS, they can only be used directly in Consumer Applications using the SDK.

User Journeys

1. Managing Data Feed Definitions