Set Up Your District and Schools

Destiny Administrators can use the Edit District page to configure the district and add, import, group, edit and delete schools or sites.

1. Log in as a Destiny Administrator.
2. Select Setup > Sites sub-tab.
3. Next to the district name, click the edit icon, . The Edit District page appears.
4. Verify your District Name, MARC Organization Code and District Customer Number.

   These three are the only required fields on the page.

5. Enter a District State Identification if your state provides one.
6. Select any online services for which the district has a current subscription, like Alliance Plus™ Online or Award Winners.

   Notes:  Other Enriched Content Services – Reading Program Service for Accelerated Reader or Reading Counts!, One Search, Standards, TitlePeek and WebPath Express – are listed for each individual site on its Edit Site page. If your district will share information between Destiny and your other applications, contact Follett before selecting Use School's Interoperability Framework (SIF). SIF does not support multiple school associations for patrons.

   • To include circulation usage for Follett Digital titles in a range of reports, select the Synchronize Follett Digital circulation statistics checkbox.
   • To allow external Z39.50 clients to search your district's catalog, select the checkbox for Z39.50 clients.
7. Use the Student Roster Configuration to set up Destiny for integration, and retrieve information needed for Aspen^® Student Information System preferences.

   Note: For users of both systems to securely access Destiny resources through Aspen, you will also need to create a OAuth Consumer.

8. Integrate Destiny with Baker & Taylor's Axis 360.
9. Integrate with MackinVia™.
10. Integrate with OverDrive.
11. Configure SSO (Single Sign-On).

    Note: If your district uses a learning platform that is compliant with Learning Tools Interoperability® (LTI), you can set up SSO.

12. If your school district’s statistical year does not begin in the month displayed, change the Statistical Year Starts In.
13. If your school district’s fiscal year does not begin in the month displayed, change the Fiscal Year Starts In.
14. If your district is outside the United States, select your Region Format and Fine Currency.
15. Select Library Management options:

    • Allow copies to be checked in at any site

    • Enable district-defined ILLs

    • Days to ship between sites before marking lost (optional)

    • Days to circulate at the requesting site

    • Allow librarian to choose sites for the ILL request

16. Select Textbook Management options.
    • To require unique barcode numbers for all textbooks in the district, select Prevent duplicate barcodes across the district.
    • To transfer checked-out textbooks when the patron is transferred, select Checked out textbooks will be transferred when patron is transferred.
    • To let users perform in-hand transfers of textbooks, select Allow sites to receive textbooks by barcode scan.
    • To rename the textbook record's User Defined Field, enter a new name in the Customize User-Defined Textbook title field.
17. Select Resource Management options.
    • To require unique barcode numbers for all resources in the district, select Prevent duplicate barcodes across the district.
    • To let users perform in-hand transfers of resources, select Allow sites to receive resources by barcode scan.
    • To allow transfer requests from the district, select Allow sites to make transfer requests. See Transfer Requests.
18. Select Patron Management options.
    • To include a unique District ID, select Require District ID for patron records.
    • To automatically delete patron notes when transferring patrons, select Clear patron notes when transferring patrons.
    • To enable schools to collect or waive fines or issue refunds for patrons of other schools, select Allow fines to be paid/waived at any site.
    • Select whether and how long to Retain patron library checkout history.
19. If your district is willing to share abstract data with Follett Software, select Circulation Data and or Catalog Data.
20. Under General Settings in the Customize User-Defined Alternate Site Type field, enter the alternate site type name. See Alternate Site Type (Resource Manager).
21. Determine whether to use Short Names and Aliases

    Note: Follett recommends using Site Short Name Aliases to map Site Short Names. Log in as a Destiny Administrator.Select Setup > Sites sub-tab.Click the edit icon next to your district. The Edit District page appears. Near the bottom of the page, click the Short Names and Aliases button. The Update District Aliases page appears. Add an Alias. Click Save.

22. If you have a district logo:
    1. Next to Logo for All Pages, click Browse (or Choose File, depending on your browser).
    2. Browse to and select the image file.
       It appears in the upper-left corner of every district page and at sites that do not have their own logo.
23. Add or update an Image for Standard Welcome Page, or create a Customized Welcome Page.
24. When you are done, click Save.