Configure Fiori News app

[mathewzdavis]

1. Goto tcode SE24 and create a new class and a provide an  interface IF_HTTP_EXTENSION.
2. Copy and paste the following code in the method IF_HTTP_EXTENSION~HANDLE_REQUEST (without error handling).

data lv_url type string value 'http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/rssfeeds/-2128936835.cms'.

data lo_http type ref to if_http_client.

    call method cl_http_client=>create_by_url

      exporting

        url                = lv_url

      importing

        client             = lo_http

      exceptions

        argument_not_found = 1

        plugin_not_active  = 2

        internal_error     = 3

        others             = 4.

    if sy-subrc = 0.

      call method lo_http->send

        exceptions

          http_communication_failure = 1

          http_invalid_state         = 2

          http_processing_failed     = 3

          http_invalid_timeout       = 4

          others                     = 5.

      if sy-subrc <> 0.

* Implement suitable error handling here

      endif.

      call method lo_http->receive

        exceptions

          http_communication_failure = 1

          http_invalid_state         = 2

          http_processing_failed     = 3

          others                     = 4.

      if sy-subrc = 0.

* set response status

        server->response->set_status(

        code = 200

        reason = 'OK').

* set content type

        server->response->set_content_type(

        content_type = 'application/xml; charset=utf-8').

* set response data

        server->response->set_data(

        lo_http->response->get_data( ) ).

      endif.

    endif.

   3. Change the url if you have any other.

   4. Check and activate the class.

   5. Goto tcode SICF, create a node for eg. news.

  6. Open the node and give the class in the handler tab.

    7. Activate the node.

    8. Check the URL in the browser http://:<host>:<port>/news.

   9. Goto Fiori admin and select catalog /UI2/SAPNewsTile

  10. Provide the URL in the tile.

  11. Create a group and assign this app .

  12. Now run the Fiori Launchpad.

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