Getting started as a Super Administrator - Consortium
A Destiny® consortium installation allows you to install and manage multiple Destiny members, which can be either districts or individual sites, from a single point. Each member of a consortium is completely autonomous; for example, one district cannot interact with another district. The only point of contact between members is through the Super Administrator.
Within a member (or district), however, the sites share materials records and patron records and can exploit the inter-site functionalities, such as borrowing or transferring materials, and transferring patrons. In addition, the member administration can generate high-level reports for the member.
This topic guides you through performing the initial tasks for your consortium installation: setting up, editing, and organizing your installation.
Set up your installation
After logging in, click Setup in the upper corner. You will see the Members tab of Update Destiny Installation, as well as tabs for the other administrative areas: Notifications, Options, Reports, and Job Manager.
The Members tab contains the options you will need to configure your installation.
To edit your installation
- To change your installation’s name (by default, My Destiny), the Super Administrator’s password, or to add an image to the Welcome page, click the edit icon at the top of the page.
- Make your changes on the Edit <Destiny Installation> page.
- Click Save when you are done.
Please record and save the Super Administrator’s password in a secure location.
To organize your installation
If your installation contains a number of members, you may want to organize them into groups.
- Click the folder icon at the top of the page.
- On the Add Group page that opens, enter a unique name for the group.
- Set its sort order (top to bottom, right to left) for the Welcome page.
- Click Save when you are done.
You are now ready to add members to your installation.