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1. Click the Patron Authentication sidebar item
2. Click the Create a new patron authentication service item
3. Again, give the service a descriptive name that is easy to identify in a long list of services; e.g., ABC Public Library -- Simple Auth
4. Accept the default "Simple Authentication Provider" in the dropdown list for this test
5. Enter a test user identifier; for a simulated 14-digit barcode, you might enter the following: 29999087654321
6. Enter a test password, which in this case should actually be a PIN, something like: 0550
7. In the Libraries dropdown item, select the library you created
8. Click the Add Library button at the bottom of the form
9. Click the Submit button to create the integration

Register the Library with the NYPL Adobe ID Service

When you create a library with commercial, DRM-protected collections, you must register the library with NYPL so the library will have access to NYPL's shared Adobe ID license. Though you can skip this step for the demonstration library in this example, it is a critical step in making the library's collections usable in production.

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Configuring Custom Lanes for the SimplyE Mobile App

The SimplyE mobile app presents subsets of a library's collection, usually specific genres and/or sub-genres of a collection, as a set of carousels termed lanes (swim lanes) in its primary interface. Lanes are automatically generated from the metadata included in an ebook data feed. However, the lanes presented can be customized. The document Customizing Lane Categories, providing a demonstration with step-by-step configuration instructions, is planned for development soon. If you wish to look at the editor interface before that document is ready:

1. Login to the Circulation Manager admin interface as normal
2. On the left side of the top menubar, click the drop-down list of libraries
3. Select the library name for which you would like to customize lanes
4. In the top menubar, click the Lanes link
5. Review the Lane Manager sidebar for customization options

More information will follow in the detailed document.

Accessing the Demonstration Collection in the Generic SimplyE Mobile App

Once the system is configured, you have created a library, and imported the demonstration collection, you can set up the generic production SimplyE mobile app to point to your test library's collection for review. Because this library is not registered with NYPL, its name will not appear in the list of available libraries using SimplyE. Instead, you can review your demonstration collection by using a tap sequence to open up a hidden prompt.

1. Download/install the SimplyE app from the app store for your device (Apple Store or Google Play Store)
2. Open the SimplyE app on your device
3. Tap

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Configuring Custom Lanes for the SimplyE Mobile App

The SimplyE mobile app presents subsets of a library's collection, usually specific genres and/or sub-genres of a collection, as a set of carousels termed lanes (swim lanes) in its primary interface. Lanes are automatically generated from the metadata included in an ebook data feed. However, the lanes presented can be customized. The document Customizing Lane Categories, providing a demonstration with step-by-step configuration instructions, is planned for development soon. If you wish to look at the editor interface before that document is ready:

1. Login to the Circulation Manager admin interface as normal
2. On the left side of the top menubar, click the drop-down list of libraries
3. Select the library name for which you would like to customize lanes
4. In the top menubar, click the Lanes link
5. Review the Lane Manager sidebar for customization options

More information will follow in the detailed document.

Accessing the Demonstration Collection in the Generic SimplyE Mobile App

Once the system is configured, you have created a library, and imported the demonstration collection, you can set up the generic production SimplyE mobile app to point to your test library's collection for review. Because this library is not registered with NYPL, its name will not appear in the list of available libraries using SimplyE. Instead, you can review your demonstration collection by using a tap sequence to open up a hidden prompt.

1. Download/install the SimplyE app from the app store for your device (Apple Store or Google Play Store)
2. Open the SimplyE app on your device
3. Tap the menu icon
4. Tap the Settings item
5. In rapid succession, tap the Version entry eight times
6. Tap the Alternate URIs entry which appears
7. In the Feed URI field, enter the URL to the demonstration library's OPDS feed; e.g., http://simplye.org-name.com/TXABCL
8. Click the Set button at the bottom of the form
9. Click the back arrow icon to go back to Settings
10. Click the menu icon
11. Click the Catalog item to display books in the demonstration library's collection

This manual mechanism is available for informally testing the display of library collections. This will work with DRM-protected collections as well as the open collection used in this demo. However, this mechanism will not work correctly when you are ready to test download and reading of DRM-protected commercial collections. For that level of testing, you will need to contact NYPL to include the library in the beta distributions of the iOS and Android mobile apps. For instructions, see Request a Library's Inclusion in Beta/Production App (Draft).

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2. Click the Catalog item to display books in the demonstration library's collection

This manual mechanism is available for informally testing the display of library collections. This will work with DRM-protected collections as well as the open collection used in this demo. However, this mechanism will not work correctly when you are ready to test download and reading of DRM-protected commercial collections. For that level of testing, you will need to contact NYPL to include the library in the beta distributions of the iOS and Android mobile apps. For instructions, see Request a Library's Inclusion in Beta/Production App (Draft).

Once you have successfully accessed the library's OPDS feed in the generic app, you have completed the configuration of your first SimplyE deployment.

Register the Library with the NYPL Adobe ID Service

When you create a library with commercial, DRM-protected collections, you must register the library with NYPL so the library will have access to NYPL's shared Adobe ID license. Though you can skip this step for this demonstration example, it is a critical step in making the library's commercial collections usable in production. We are working on the forthcoming document Add a Library to the SimplyE Library Registry, which describes and demonstrates the registration process, as development on the SimplyE Library Registry continuesOnce you have successfully accessed the library's OPDS feed in the generic app, you have completed the configuration of your first SimplyE deployment.