Edit Home page ( Library Manager)
Edit Home page (Library Manager) Customizing your Home page is a great way to welcome your patrons to the online catalog, highlight available resources, announce events, and encourage patrons to use the library regularly. You can create groups, hyperlinks and text. Using Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) gives you endless options, such as adding graphics,…
Job Manager
Job Manager Depending on your role and permissions, Job Manager may list report jobs, custom report jobs, inventory jobs, and/or preventative maintenance jobs. The page shows the statuses of those jobs, until they are deleted. View Job Summaries Destiny Administrator Super Administrator District User For the Destiny Administrator, Job Manager shows all the jobs created in the district. It includes…
Dashboard Tab
Dashboard Tab The Dashboard provides a graphical, at-a-glance view of various library, resource, and textbook data. The Dashboard is available to district- and site-level users with the appropriate permissions in Library Manager, Resource Manager, and Textbook Manager. Access the Dashboard By default, the Dashboard tab is empty until you configure it for the reports you want to see.
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…
Configure the Dashboard tab
Configure the Dashboard tab You can configure the Dashboard in Library Manager, Resource Manager, and Textbook Manager. Note: If your district has enabled the New User Experience, you will instead see a different version of the Dashboard that is accessed via the Applications icon () . To configure data on the Dashboard tab: What else can you do? If you want…
Additional Patron Email Address
Additional Patron Email Addresses Destiny supports a total of five email addresses per patron record. You can customize the name of each email address field locally at an individual school, or push it from the district level to provide easier maintenance for several school locations. The email address fields are also supported in: Customize email address…
Upload patron pictures at the site level
Upload patron pictures at the site level Before you upload multiple patron pictures, you need to: Verify the accuracy of map file It is important that the map file be formatted and named correctly. Map file requirements: Upload patron pictures
Update patrons
Update patrons The Update Patrons option lets you make the same changes to a group of patron records. Depending on your access level and permissions, you may not have all the sub-tabs or fields available. Select Admin > Update Patrons. You can update patrons on the following sub-tabs: Update sub-tab The Update sub-tab uses a search-and-replace feature…
Print patron barcode labels
Print patron barcode labels Destiny lets you print patron barcodes as labels – individually, as a sheet, or as a list. Example: You print a sheet of barcodes per homeroom. When that homeroom has library time, you can pull their homeroom patron barcode sheet and quickly get students checked out. Important: The first time you print barcodes, test them for…
Update patrons base on barcode list or file
Update patrons based on barcode list or file When you want to update one or more fields in several patron records, use Update Patrons. It lets you change or clear up to three fields at once for patrons in the list or file. Determine the change to be made. Then identify the patrons by creating a…