No Folio File field in Viewer Builder?

For some reason I do not have a field to associate a folio file to a viewer in the Viewer Builder. This greatly impairs the user experience.
I'm using Indesign 5.5, have downloaded the most recent updates from the DPS site and have cleared the cache of my browser. I've also released an app in pre-release but this is the first one in the new interface.
The documentation in the DPS help section references the Folio File field in the Basic Settings panel of Viewer Builder but I've navigated through the Viewer Builder and see no place to actually designate the folio to be built into the viewer. What am I missing?
I can see where folios published to the account will automatically populate the viewer and from a developer standpoint maybe there isn't a need to associate a specific file to build and release the viewer itself, but the app for this viewer (that was successfully built in the DPS VB with confirmation as completed) was rejected by Apple because from their point of view it's an app with no content (no actual folio files for an end user to look at.)
Thanks!

Thanks for the response Bob.
Yes, multi-folio viewer is what I need for a series of digital magazines. Sorry, in pre-release the multi-folio viewer was built and pointed to a folio file as with a single viewer. The new release is fantastic, I'm not nostalgic. Just trying to troubleshoot.
After your post I assumed then that the viewer must automatically read what's been published and auto-populate the viewer. The problem was that I wasn't seeing the folio in the viewer on my ipad (loaded with iPhone Config Utility) but was seeing it through the generic Adobe Viewer. I checked certificates, settings, etc. in the viewer and everything checked out fine. I then went through publishing options.
What I found was that when the folio is set to free, it is viewable in the custom viewer we've created. When it is set to retail (we are planning on selling this issue) it is not. Has anyone else experienced this? Have I configured soemthing wrong? I re-checked documentation and don't see any additional settings needed for retail release. Is the viewer expecting some additional info from the App Store to process the display icon of the folio for purchase?

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