Viewer builder in newsstand

Hi~~
Have to ask you a few questions.
As currently am using v14 and want to update to the news stand and I would like to v15.
Quistion
1. Viewer builder, click on the app that created the current, then 'Edit' to modify the press do? If the 'New' to create a pressingneed to create a new do?
2. 'New' was created when a v15 update existing apps, how can I do??
3.need to go to the newsstand subscription can I do?

The team hopes to include support for free subscriptions in Newsstand in the next release (January).

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Thanks Bob, I'm getting there, it seems like I'm working my way through a jigsaw puzzle!
I get the Adoble ID for signing in, which is the valid email that I then use to sign in to folio builder and producer
such as [email protected], but for the Apple in-app purchasing they use a reverse domain structure one for the length the subscription will last, (in my case 1 year) so I use info.aq2.publication.annual and then the 2nd non-consumable I create a product ID for each publication ie info.aq2.publication.winter11. These later 2 reverse domains are what I've put in the viewer builder.
So what I'm not understanding yet is how I link an individual Apple ID to a folio in Folio producer
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info.aq2.publication.winter11          CM Review                        1
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I am delighted to announce the release of Viewer Builder 1.5.1. What's new in this update? iOS 5 Newsstand support! Lots of you have been asking for it and we are pleased to provide it in advance of Apple's iOS 5 release on October 12th. In the interest of releasing this update quickly I have shared the new client installer here:
https://acrobat.com/#d=VUF3T7VQuexRvtltwp34Yg
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i have a problem:
Dear developer,
We have discovered one or more issues with your recent delivery for "XY". To process your delivery, the following issues must be corrected:
Invalid Code Signing Entitlements - The signature for your app bundle contains entitlement values that are not supported. For the com.apple.developer.ubiquity-container-identifiers entitlement, the first value in the array must consist of the prefix provided by Apple in the provisioning profile followed by a bundle identifier suffix. The bundle identifier must match the bundle identifier for one of your apps or another app that you are permitted to use as the iCloud container identifier.
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Invalid Code Signing Entitlements - The signature for your app bundle contains entitlement values that are not supported.
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Hi thanks for your help!
I am having an issue with #2 though. I try to use the Adobe ID that I have been using to create the Folios but when I do it won't let me continue and puts a red box around the Title ID. I have included the screen shot. I remember reading something that had me create a dps.admin@*******.com in order to use this as the Title ID but I think it also said something about not having that attached to any current Adobe account. Would I need to make that dps.admin@*******.com account the one that builds the folios (rebuild the folio) to get it to sync up correctly?
If this helps at all, I work for a company and my boss paid for the Professional Edition. SO that is the email address I use to log in to the Viewer Builder. I am the designer, so I have my own adobe account (the one I am using to post on here). I currently use my account to build the folios for the magazine. It should let me use my ID under the Title ID or do I ened to use the dps.admin mentioned above?
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