Define District Remote Services preferences

Use the district (root organization) Remote Services preferences to:

  • Configure Aspen's integration with Destiny.
  • Set preferences for WebPath Express, One Search, and Digital Resources (DCPI). These appear on the Destiny tab in the Staff view and the Student portal, as well as in state standards.

Note: The Aspen system administrator should complete the Remote Service preferences to configure Aspen's integration with Destiny. To complete the setup, you also need to set the School Remote Services preferences. After setup, changes to student data and class schedule data in Aspen can flow directly into Destiny.

To define the Remote Services preferences:

  1. Log on to the District view.
  2. Select District > Setup > Preferences.
  3. Click the Category drop-down to select Remote Services. The Remote Services page appears.
  4. Remote Services page

  1. Use this table to enter information in the fields on the Basic sub-tab:
  2. Field

    Description

    Destiny Integration

    To complete the setup for Aspen-Destiny integration, you also need to set the School Remote Services preferences. See Define School Remote Services Preferences.

    Server name

    Type the IP address of the Destiny server (given to you by the Destiny administrator). Omit the http:// or https://.

    Server port

    Type the port on the Destiny server. By default, it should be 443.

    District context

    Type the district Context ID provided by your Destiny administrator. The ID appears in the Aspen SIS Configuration section of the Destiny admin page.

    Registration GUID

    Type the GUID provided by your Destiny administrator. The GUID appears in the Aspen SIS Configuration section of the Destiny admin page. Click Register to make a connection to Destiny. When a Success message appears, click OK.

    Note: After receiving a Success message, do not click Register again.

    Send updates

    Select this checkbox to send periodic updates to Destiny from Aspen.

    Note: For periodic updates to work, the Audit enabled checkbox must be enabled in the General District Preferences.

    You must also create a job to run the Destiny Synchronization Export periodically. See Create and Schedule Jobs.

    Registration Gateway

    Registration gateway dashboard url

    Your district must have the Registration Gateway online student registration application and specific procedures in place to enable this preference. Registration Gateway provides the URL to enter here.

    Then, users with the appropriate privileges can click the Registration Gateway icon " " to review student registration information.

    The Registration Gateway icon appears in the:

    • Toolbar in the District view, Student tab
    • Toolbar in the Family portal, Family > Documents
    • Homepage in the Family portal

    Registration gateway documents url

    Your district must have the Registration Gateway online student registration application and specific procedures in place to enable this preference. Registration Gateway provides the URL to enter here.

    Then, users with the appropriate privileges can click the Registration Gateway icon " " to review student registration information.

    The Registration Gateway icon appears in the:

    • Toolbar in the District view, Student tab
    • Toolbar in the Family portal, Family > Documents
    • Homepage in the Family portal
  1. Click the Advanced sub-tab, and follow the steps in the table below:
  2. Field

    Description

    The Destiny tab in the Staff view and Student portal contains a search engine incorporating the following databases.

    WebPath Express

    Service host

    Type the URL of the WebPath Express server.

    Service port

    Type the port number you want to use to access the WebPath Express server.

    One Search

    Service host

    Type the URL of the One Search server.

    Service port

    Type the port number you want to use to access the One Search server.

    Digital Resources (DCPI)

    Service host

    Type the URL of the DCPI server.

    Service port

    Type the port number you want to use to access the DCPI server.

    Provider configuration

    Click Launch to configure educational resources that your district has purchased.

    Click Launch Provider Configuration Site. A list of digital resource providers appears. Select the provider whose content you want to configure, and follow the steps below.

    If you select:

    • CCC! Core Curriculum Content:
    1. Select the checkbox next to the content you want to add.
    2. Click Add Selected.
    3. At Host, enter the URL provided by the vendor when the content was purchased.
    4. Click Save.
    • Curriki Inc.:
    1. Select the checkbox next to the content you want to add.
    2. Click Add Selected.
    3. Click Save.
    • PebbleGo:
    1. Select the checkbox next to the content you want to add.
    2. Click Add Selected.
    3. At Sqs ID, enter the unique ID provided by the vendor when the content was purchased.
    4. Click Save.

    Destiny Search

    Service URL

    Type the URL for the Destiny Search website.

    District context

    Type the Destiny Search site ID. This ID is found on the Destiny Admin page.

    Site

    Enter the site listed on the Destiny Admin page.

    State Standards

    Service URL

    Easily find standards-aligned district and school resources to help support instruction.

    Disable HTML filtering for content standards

    Select this checkbox to preserve any characters that could represent HTML in the state standard import's text. When selected, this option displays the original imported text from the state standard, without filtering out the HTML markup.

    Google Drive

    Note: To complete these fields, it is recommended that you open two browser windows: one for Aspen and one for the Google Developers Console. In the Google Developers Console, open your Aspen project, and then select API Manager > Credentials.

    Client ID

    On the Google Developers Console's Credentials page, copy the information in the CLIENT ID field, and paste it into this field in Aspen.

    Client Secret

    On the Google Developers Console's Credentials page, copy the information in the CLIENT SECRET field, and paste it into this field in Aspen. To keep data secure, the characters are replaced with *****.

    Browser Key On the Google Developers Console's Credentials page, under "API keys", find the browser key you created for Aspen. Copy the information in the Key field, and paste it into this field in Aspen.
  1. Click Save.

To define each school's Remote Services preferences:

  1. Log on to the District view.
  2. Select District > Schools > Preferences.
  3. Click the Category drop-down to select Remote Services. The Remote Services preferences page appears.
  4. Select Reports > Destiny School Report.The Destiny School Report pop-up appears.
  5. At Format, select the format you want.
  6. Click Run. A report in the selected format appears. Note the School Site ID number for each school.
  7. Destiny School Report

  1. Go back to the School Remote preferences (District > Schools > Preferences > Remote Services).
  2. At the top of the Remote Services page, notice which school is selected. If you need to select a different school, use the record navigation bar " ".
  3. At Site number, type the School Site Id for the selected school.
  4. Click Save.
  5. Use the record navigation bar to navigate to each school to be configured with the Aspen – Destiny integration, type the School Site Id, and click Save.