WebSphere Portal 7: use rss/atom feed as a content provider for portlets. Is it possible?

Question

Is there any way to use atom feed as a content provider in WebSphere Portal 7?

Let's say I have 2 portlets on a page which are representing main part and footer. I have one atom feed with 2 entries. I need to show the first entry as html in the main part and the second entry as html in the footer. Please, advise any solutions based on your experience or confirm that it is only possible to do by writing your own custom portlet.

Answer 1

I'm not sure I completely understand the requirement for the feed to display the first link in one portlet and the next link in a different portlet, but you could try using the Syndicated Feed Portlet. Here is an explanation: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/zones/portal/catalog/doc/1wp1001p3/index.html Here is the download from Lotus Greenhouse: https://greenhouse.lotus.com/plugins/plugincatalog.nsf/assetDetails.xsp?action=editDocument&documentId=AAC7B8951F4C69CA8525771C004993D7 This allows you to integrate a feed with minimal portlet customization.