SMTP settings have been updated for greater security and control around the Follett-hosted setup, but also give greater flexibility and control to self-hosted customers.

Updates include:

• In the SMTP (Mail) Server Address field:

  If you are...	Then...
  Follett-hosted	The SMTP Server value must be a fully qualified domain name. It cannot be an IP address.
  Self-hosted	The SMTP Server value can be an IP address, but it is recommended to use a fully qualified domain name.

• The From/Reply To Display Name and From/Reply To Email fields have been separated. Now you can have different email address as sent from and reply to.
• You can now set a maximum number of emails sent per hour.
• Follett-hosted now uses an updated SMTP (Mail) Server Address for the relay.

For more information, see Set up SMTP settings.

Now you can add contact information to district user accounts and Destiny Administrator, including name, email address, and phone number. If these fields are populated, you can refer to them by name instead of only by username.

For more information, see Set up district users.

The Guest access level permission, Allow guests to exit Destiny Discover, was re-named to more effectively describe the setting. It's now Allow Guests to Access Both Destiny Back Office and Destiny Discover.

Guest users who are enabled with the following permissions can switch between Destiny Discover and Destiny Back Office:

• At least one Destiny Back Office search permission

• Search using Destiny Discover

• Use Destiny Discover by default

For more information, see Library Materials Permissions.

Library Manager now offers more options for tracking weeded and deleted materials. The enhancements let you customize settings to meet your district's needs.

Note: Weeded and Deleted management settings are configured at the district level by a district user with the Manage Library Materials for the District permission.

Choose from expanded settings options

Your district can choose if they want to prompt users for a Reason, Disposal Method, or both, when they weed or delete a title/copy. The district also decides whether tracking is required.

To enable or disable tracking:

1. Go to District Back Office.
2. Select Admin > Configuration.
3. Next to Weeded/Deleted Management, click Edit.
4. Click the Settings sub-tab.
5. Use the checkboxes to indicate if you want to track Reasons or Disposal Methods, and if you want users to be required to select them when they delete a title/copy.
   

See settings options on more pages

From the Reasons and Disposal Methods sub-tabs (Admin > Configuration > Weeded/Delete Management), district users can see if tracking is enabled and whether the drop-down is required.

Edit and delete any Reason or Disposal Method

Destiny v22.0 adds the ability to edit or delete system-generated Reasons and Disposal Methods.

Set a default Reason and Disposal Method

Optionally, you can set a default Reason and Disposal Method. When a default is set, that option displays as selected in the drop-down when a title/copy is weeded or deleted. The user can still select a different option from the drop-down. You can enable or disable an option as the default when you add or edit a Reason or Disposal Method.

For more information, see Configure weeding reasons and disposal methods.

Now you can add a site name to the Weeding Log in Library Manager when you select Microsoft Excel as the output. You must be a district user with the Manage Library Materials for the District and Create Reports for the District permissions.

For each title, the Excel file shows the Site Name, Short Site Name, and Site Type.

For more information, see Generate a weeding log.

To make importing textbook data into Resource Manager easier, there are a few new updates.

Import textbooks directly into Destiny

Districts can now import textbook data in a CSV or XLSX file directly into Destiny Back Office – bypassing the need for the Resource Import Converter. Easily import textbook data into the Textbooks resource type, or any of its subgroups, one batch at a time. After selecting Textbooks from the Destination Resource Type drop-down, the Map Fields page will have textbook-specific fields.

For more information, see Import resource data.

Use the Resource Import Converter for textbook data

You can now use the Resource Import Converter (RIC) to change your textbook data from a comma-separated values (CSV) file to an XML (extensible markup language) file format. The XML file can then be read by and imported into Destiny.

For more information, see the Resource Import Converter quick reference guides and training guide on Follett Community.

To make fees management easier, a few enhancements have been made in Resource Manager.

Assign fees automatically

Destiny Resource Manager will now automatically assign fees, including existing fees, to new or updated patrons. This eliminates the need to manually assign fees on a periodic basis.

Block circulations for unpaid fees

Districts that charge fees can now have Destiny block circulations to a patron if they have any outstanding fees linked to the resource type being checked out.

For more information, see Add, edit, duplicate, and waive fees for the district.