Private Panels is a Dscout add-on that lets you recruit, maintain, and organize your own private pool of participants in one convenient place. With Private Panels, you can create panelist groups based on demographics, participation history, and more. Then, you can use Private Panels to quickly populate Express missions built in Dscout.

Contents

• Access Private Panels.
• Add participants from Private Panels to an Express mission.

Access Private Panels

Once your account manager has enabled Private Panels, anyone working in your Dscout account can access your Private Panels organization directly from the Dscout home page. 

To access Private Panels, click Launch Private Panels. You are then taken directly to your Private Panels organization where you can view and manage your panels and panelists.

Invite participants from Private Panels to an Express mission

When building an Express mission, you have the option of inviting participants directly from Private Panels. These participants are considered your own, meaning they are not part of Dscout’s standard pool of Scouts, nor will they be added to our Scout pool by participating in your mission.

To invite participants from Private Panels to an Express mission:

1. In your Dscout project, select either Express: usability test or Express: media survey in the left sidebar depending on your research needs.
   
   
2. Under Invite your own participants, select Invite from Private Panels.
   
   
3. Click Continue.
4. Select whether you want your participants to use a Mobile device or a Desktop to complete your mission.
5. Click Continue.
6. (Usability test only) For desktop missions, select whether you want to record participants' screens and cameras or only their screens. For mobile missions, select whether you are testing a prototype, a website, or an app. Then, click Continue.
7. Enter a Title for your mission.
8. Click Create mission.
9. In the builder, click Add from Private Panels in the left sidebar. A page opens showing your Private Panels panelists.
   
   
10. Select the participants you want to invite to your mission.
11. Click Add to mission in the top-right corner. A modal appears confirming your participants have been added.
    
    
12. Click Return to mission.

Now, you’ll return to the mission builder in Dscout. Here, you’ll see a list of your selected participants. To add more participants from Private Panels, click Add participants. To remove a participant, click the Trash icon above their name.

When you launch your mission, your selected participants will automatically receive an email from Private Panels inviting them to start the mission. And if you’re adding participants to a mission that’s already been launched, your new participants will receive an email invitation immediately.