Edit a patron
Edit a patron Each Destiny user is considered a patron and must have a patron record that associates them with the materials they check out, fines they incur, and any patron transactions. Typically, you edit a patron when patrons: Important: If you have an automated patron update process in place, any manual edits to a patron record are overwritten when…
Add patron records manually
Add patron records manually Each Destiny user is considered a patron and must have a patron record that associates them with the materials they check out, fines they incur, and any patron transactions. Typically, you add a patron when either: Note: If a faculty member performs duties at multiple sites or a student attends classes at more than…
Patrons
Patrons Each Destiny user is considered a patron and must have a patron record that associates them with the materials they check out, fines they incur, and any other patron transactions. The standard method for adding or updating patron records is through the Patron Import Converter at the district level. However, site users can also add patron information manually. Note: Follett…
District and Site Dashboards: Access and Configure
District and Site Dashboards: Access and Configure The District and Site Dashboards provide a graphical, at-a-glance view of various library and resource data, as well as book recommendations for your library. You can edit the types of data you see at anytime. Important:The following users have access to the District and/or Site Dashboard:District Dashboard: District users with the permission Manage…
Destiny Site Administration: Site-Level Administrators
Destiny Site Administration: Site-Level Administrators Site-level Administrators play an important part in site administration, managing a school or other district site in Destiny. An Administrator’s specific responsibilities depend on access levels set up by the Destiny Administrator during implementation. Administrators often: If Administrators manage access levels and permissions for a site, they might manage permissions for the site’s Library…
Schedule automatic updates
Schedule automatic updates Destiny checks for software updates on an hourly basis. But as the Destiny Administrator, you can have Destiny update on a schedule that fits your needs. Note: If you are a Destiny Cloud customer, Follett handles updates on off-hour periods. You can also have Destiny send you an email notification about new updates. When updates are available, Destiny displays a notification bar….
Generate System Health Reports
Generate System Health Reports The System Health Reports let self-hosted customers monitor their server’s performance. The reports show information about the performance and use of system resources, both graphically in a chart and numerically in a list. To access the reports: Browser Report The Browser Report shows browsers that Destiny patrons are using. The browser list can…
Generate Consortium Statistics reports
Generate Consortium Statistics reports Super Administrators can use Report Builder to create and save a custom high-level summary of the consortium’s patron and circulation data in Destiny. It shows: To generate a report: Complete the following steps to build the report. When you complete each step, click to move to the next step. If you change your…
Schedule automatic updates
Schedule automatic updates Destiny checks for software updates on an hourly basis. But as the Destiny Administrator, you can have Destiny update on a schedule that fits your needs. Note: If you are a Destiny Cloud customer, Follett handles updates on off-hour periods. You can also have Destiny send you an email notification about new updates. When updates are available, Destiny displays a notification bar….
Set up SMTP settings for Gmail
Set up SMTP settings for Gmail To use email features in Destiny with Gmail, you need to set up your outgoing mail server. Note: You can also set up a non-Gmail account. Configure an app password in Google To use your Gmail account to send emails in Destiny, first you configure an App Password in Google using the same account…