Adding Sources

You can add content from different kind of sources to the root or to the Libraries of your Corpus Manager. Corpus Manager will then automatically check the sources that you have added to retrieve their new articles, if any.

Important: All the sources you can add to Corpus Manager belong to third-party services that may become unavailable at any time without notice.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Enter the Edit mode. For more information, see Enter the Edit Mode.
See Also
Reference Information: About the Number of Sources and Content Retrieval
Linking and Revoking Social Media Services
Reading Articles from a Source
Renaming a Source
Deleting a Source

Add RSS Feeds

You can add RSS feeds to your Corpus Manager.

Note: 3DSwym feeds are not supported.

  1. Select Add content 3 > 7 Feed
  2. In the field, enter any of the following:
    OptionNotes
    A well-formed public RSS feed that is hosted on the internet Your 3DEXPERIENCE platform must have access to the internet to detect and crawl such a feed.
    Any website domain name or URL
    • Your 3DEXPERIENCE platform must have access to the internet.
    • Corpus Manager will automatically detect the website's public RSS feeds. If the website does not have any public RSS feed, Corpus Manager displays an error message.
  3. Press Enter or click Submit.
  4. If the RSS feed you entered, or that was detected, is protected by a password, enter your credentials and press Enter.
  5. Optional: From the list of RSS feeds Corpus Manager now displays, you can do any of the following:
    • Open the website of any RSS feed in a new window by clicking the RSS feed's favicon.
    • Open the Last articles modal box to see the last articles published by this RSS feed by hovering over its name and clicking ฿ Preview.
    • Open the source code of any RSS feed in a new window by hovering over its name and clicking 7 Feed.
  6. Select the check box of each feed you want to add to your Corpus Manager.
  7. From the Root list, select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Root Adds the RSS feeds you selected to the root of your Corpus Manager. You are the only user who will ever have access to these RSS feeds.
    [A library name] Adds the RSS feeds you selected to this Library. You must be Author of this Library. The Library must already exist; you cannot create a new Library from this list.

    Note: You can only select one option.

  8. Click Add.

The RSS feeds you selected are added to your Corpus Manager and to the Corpus Manager of all the Library members if you selected a Library in step 7.

Notes:
  • The RSS feeds that are already found in the root or in the Library you selected in step 7 are not added.
  • If you added an RSS feed that is protected by a password to a Library, all Library members can access the RSS feed articles.

Add a Topic Search

You can search keywords on a selection of services. The search is saved and all new results are automatically retrieved in Corpus Manager.

Before you begin: Your 3DEXPERIENCE platform must have access to the internet.
  1. Select Add content 3 > U Topic search
  2. Enter one or several keywords of your choice in the field.

    You can enter a clause composed of multiple keywords. You can separate keywords and clauses by a comma to search for several keywords or clauses. Keywords are not case-sensitive and accents are ignored. For example:

    Keywords and Clauses You Enter Strings that are searched
    Dassault Systèmes Dassault Systèmes, Dassault Systemes, dassault systèmes, and dassault systemes
    Dassault Systèmes,3DS Dassault Systèmes, Dassault Systemes, dassault systèmes, dassault systemes, 3DS, and 3ds

  3. Select a language.
  4. Click Add.
  5. Click the services you want your keywords to be searched on.

    Note: Some services, such as Twitter, require you to link your 3DEXPERIENCE platform to your personal account of that service. For more information, see Link a Twitter Account.
    Tip: If you are on a small device and do not see any services, place your cursor over your keywords and scroll down.

  6. From the Root list, select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Root Adds the topic search to the root of your Corpus Manager. You are the only user who will ever have access to this topic search.
    [A library name] Adds the topic search to this Library. You must be Author of this Library. The Library must already exist; you cannot create a new Library from this list.

    Note: You can only select one option.

  7. Click Add.

For each keyword, one source entry per service is added to Corpus Manager and to the Corpus Manager of all the Library members if you selected a Library in step 6.

Add Public Profiles

You can follow public Twitter accounts from your Corpus Manager.

Important: Twitter is a third-party service and, as such, may become unavailable at any time without notice.

Before you begin: Your 3DEXPERIENCE platform must have access to the internet.
  1. Select Add content 3 > ‸ Public Profile.
  2. If your 3DEXPERIENCE platform has never been linked to your personal Twitter account, click Add a Twitter account now and link it.
  3. In the field, enter the name or username of the public social accounts you want to add to your Corpus Manager.
  4. Click Submit.
  5. Select the public Twitter accounts you want to add to your Corpus Manager.
  6. From the Root list, select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Root Adds the public Twitter accounts you selected to the root of your Corpus Manager. You are the only user who will ever have access to these accounts.
    [A library name] Adds the public Twitter accounts you selected to this Library. You must be an owner of this Library. The Library must already exist; you cannot create a new Library from this list.

    Note: You can only select one option.

  7. Click Add.

The public Twitter accounts you selected are added to your Corpus Manager and to the Corpus Manager of all the Library members if you selected a Library in step 6.

Upload an OPML File

You can add a bunch of RSS feeds to your Corpus Manager at once by uploading an OPML file.

  1. Select Add content 3 > b OPML
  2. Upload an .opml file.

A new OPML Import [Import number] Library is created and added to your Corpus Manager. This Library contains all the well-formed public RSS feeds found in your OPML file.

Note: Your 3DEXPERIENCE platform must have access to the internet if the RSS feeds are hosted on the internet.

You can rename this OPML Import [Import number] Library. For more information, see Rename a Library.