Configure Destiny Discover

Destiny Discover lets students and teachers access all of your print and digital resources in one place, from all types of devices.

The steps for setting up Destiny Discover depend on your install of Destiny:

Configure Destiny Discover

Before you begin:

Follett recommends customers have the technical staff who maintain the Destiny server configure Destiny Discover. To use Destiny Discover, you must ensure:

• Destiny is available on the web.
• Your district Destiny URL is configured.
• A valid port (80 or 443) is used.
• Only HTTPS connections will allow patron synchronization between Destiny and Destiny Discover.

To configure Destiny Discover:

1. Log in as a Destiny Admin, and then select Setup > District Options.

   Note: If you have a Consortium install of Destiny, you can perform these steps by logging in as a Super Admin, and then selecting Setup > Options.

2. Next to Destiny Discover settings, click Edit.
3. Type the Destiny Server External Address and the Port.
4. Click Save.

After Destiny Discover is configured, permissions will be available and need to be reviewed.

Identify Your Destiny Server

Since some schools set up test servers for Destiny, you will need to identify whether a Destiny server is a production server (available for students to access) or a test server. Also, the server must be open to the web and configured for Destiny Discover in Setup > District Options > Destiny Discover Settings.

To identify whether your server is a production or test server:

1. Log in to Destiny as a Destiny Administrator, and then do one of the following:
   • If the server identification warning pop-up appears, click Identify Server.
     

   • Select District Options, and then click Edit next to Server Identity.
     

2. Use the Installation Purpose drop-down to choose whether this is a production or a test server.
   
   

   Note: If the district name or number is incorrect, click for more information.

3. Do one of the following:

   If you selected...	Then...
   Test server	You are finished until testing is complete. Click to close the pop-up. When you log in to Destiny, you will no longer receive the alert message to identify the server.
   Production server	In the Server Identification pop-up, type and confirm your email address. Click Register. Destiny sends you a verification email. Important:  Once you designate it as a production server, you cannot change it back. For any specific district number, only one Destiny server can be the production server. Open the verification email, and then click Complete Identification. The Server Identification page designates your server as a production server.

To change the identification of a test server to a production server:

1. Log in to Destiny as a Destiny Administrator, and then select Setup > District Options.
2. Do one of the following:
   • In the Server Identity section, if the server status is Unverified, click Destiny Discover Settings to first configure Destiny Discover.
   • If the server status is Test, click Edit.

3. From the Installation Purpose drop-down, select Production server.
   
4. In the Server Identification pop-up, type and confirm your email address.
5. Click Register. Destiny sends you a verification email.
   

6. Open the verification email, and then click Complete Identification. The Server Identification page now designates your server as a production server.
   

   

Connect with the Follett Digital Platform

Once your production server has been identified, you can connect with the Follett Digital Platform.

Once your production server has been identified, you can connect with the digital platform.

For instructions, see Connect with the Follett Digital Platform.

Verify access level permissions

Follett recommends you check that the Destiny Discover access level permissions you want for your patrons are selected. Make sure to check permissions for all access levels, including unauthenticated guests, students and staff.

Destiny Discover permissions include the following: