Create a new Publisher

This is a tutorial for creating a new publisher's account. In order to create and register a new Publisher in IGP: Distribution Manager, you must have the Publisher
contact information and the name of the default publisher Administration User.

To Start

1. You must have administrative privileges to add a new Publisher.
2. You must open the Maintenance page.
3. From the Main Page, click the Maintenance button.
4. In the Maintenance page, click Publishers. This action will transfer you to the Publishers Page.
5. The Publishers page displays  the list of existing Publishers along with a short summary mentioning the publisher Administrator and the Publishing Roles.

To create a new Publisher 

1. From the top right toolbar in the Publishers' page, click Add Publisher to add a new Publisher.
2. The Add New Channel form will appear.
3. Fill in the various field of the form and click Save to add the new Distribution Channel.
4. Click Cancel to close the form without adding a new channel and return to the previous page.

Details of the Add New Publisher form

Publisher

1. Publisher Name: Fill in the name of the Publisher in the blank field. Eg. Zeus Publishers
2. Publisher Role: Here you can fill up with any description you want. but it is advised to filled up with the various details of the Publisher.
   Eg. Athena requires an *.epub file, a *.jpg cover file and the UK price including tax. Metadata is delivered in ONIX 2.1.  

Address

This is an optional field but you can still fill up this part of the form to maintain a complete profile of the publisher. The Address Details include Street Names, City, PIN Code and the Country where the Publishing House is located.

1. Street 1: Enter the Address of the publisher.
2. Street 2: Enter the Address of the publisher.
3. City: Enter the city where the publisher/publishing house is situated.
4. Pin: Enter the Postal Code of the area where the publisher/publishing house is based.
5. Country: Enter the country where the publisher/publishing house is located.

Contact Person

Here in this section of the form, mention the particular details of the person who will be in charge of all the distribution activities.

1. Username: Assign a username for the person in charge. The username cannot have upper case letters or any special characters like @, #, $, % etc.
2. Password: Supply a password. You can change the password at any point of time. It is advised to make the password at least 5 characters long.
3. First Name: Enter the first name of the new user.
4. Last Name: Enter the last name of the new user.
5. Email: Enter the email ID of the person in charge.
   
6. Phone: Enter the phone number of the publisher/publishing house.
7. Admin Status: Select the Checkbox if you want to provide the above contact person with administrative privileges. If not, keep it unchecked.

As said before, after filling up the form, click Save and the new publisher will be created. You can check whether the new publisher is created or not by viewing the List of Publishers page.