Technical Information
Technical Information You can access various types of technical information, from technical documents to Destiny Server Administration information. Make your selections accordingly. Note: It’s helpful to know what version of Destiny you are running. The version number is in the footer on all pages in Destiny Back Office. Technical documents Downloads Destiny Products – Supported devices for end users (workstation and mobile devices) Destiny System Requirements…
Download Tools
Download Tools The Download Tools page provides the command line utility files you can download to help perform various tasks, such as importing patrons or resources, more efficiently. Important: To access the Download Tools page, you must be a Destiny Administrator, or a district user with the Manage Patrons for the District or Manage Resources for the District permission. Download…
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 regional format and currency codes
Set regional format and currency codes In Destiny, you can view dates, numbers, and currencies in many formats. You can also choose your country’s regional format and currency, which appear in the calendar and a copy’s price. To access regional formats: The system stores copy price information in several currency formats. When the currency code for…
Server Identity
Server Identity When the Destiny Administrator sets up the Destiny text and production server, they complete the Server Identification steps. The Server Identity process lets Destiny only see the Destiny production server, which then properly lists the production server sites in the School Pick List. Note: For each customer number, only one Destiny district installation can be designated as the Production Server. Important: This configuration is only…
Configure password policies
Configure password policies If you want to increase the security for your district, you can configure Destiny to enforce a strict password policy. You can require a strong password, establish a password expiration date, and lock out users based on a number of unsuccessful login attempts. These last settings are also an effective defense against automated password…
Configure access to digital content
Configure access to digital content You may want to prevent unauthorized users outside your school from accessing digital content stored on your Destiny server. You can do this based on network addresses and can grant or deny access for individual computers or groups of computers. Patrons can upload digital content to book reviews, and library staff can…
Set up SMTP settings
Set up SMTP settings To use the many email features in Destiny, you need to set up your outgoing mail server. Note: If you are using a third-party mail server, other than Gmail, you may need to check with your mail service provider for the connection information needed here. To set up SMTP settings: After you have established…
Map patrons to LDAP servers
Map patrons to LDAP servers For each Patron Type in your district, you can designate a primary and secondary LDAP server. Global Update If a particular Patron Type, regardless of site, uses the same LDAP server, you can update all of them at once: Individual Update You can add, change, or remove the LDAP servers…
Configure LDAP servers
Configure LDAP servers Instead of uploading and maintaining user passwords in your Destiny patron records, you can enable patrons to log in using the passwords stored in your district’s LDAP directory. LDAP, or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, is an open standard to supply password and authentication services from a common database on the network. To configure Destiny to use…