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RSSDish creates dynamic feeds from the contents of a database. Setup a
new feed in the RSSDish Feeds Admin; click the ''New Feed'' tab and fill
in the form. Make sure the Dynamic box is checked.

After you have completed and submitted the form, return to the Feeds
Admin and locate the new feed. Click on the chain icon to edit the
database connections. Add a new connection by clicking on the green plus
icon. A pop-up appears with an ''add connection'' form. Fill out all fields
and click Add.

Add a database to the feed. Under the subheading "Setup New Database
Connections", find and select the name of the dynamic feed. If all of
your connection settings were correct the Status should be "Connection
Successful". If you get any other message, go back and edit this
connection.

Add a database to associate with this feed. Click the green plus. After
completing this step, select the database you wish to use. Another
Status check appears. If the connection is successful proceed, if not go
back and check your settings.

Choose the table that stores the feed items. Click the green plus next
to the "Choose Table" drop down. A table listing will appear in a pop-up.
Select the table you wish to use for the feed. (Note: if you chose a
NATS or CARMA database, some popular queries will be shown in a second
drop down.)

Find the table in the drop down. Once you do this, the database query
will be displayed along with some icons to help modify the query. These
options make it easy to modify the base query. Once again a Status is
displayed to show how many rows are returned by that query.