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 usability tests and media surveys built in Dscout.
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 sidebar navigation.
To access Private Panels, open the sidebar navigation and click Private Panels. You are then taken directly to your Private Panels organization where you can view and manage your panels and panelists.
Add participants from Private Panels to a usability test or media survey
When building a usability test or media survey, 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 add participants from Private Panels to a usability test or media survey:
- When creating your mission, select Invite from Private Panels as the recruitment approach.
- Click Continue.
- Select whether you want your participants to use a Mobile device or a Desktop to complete your mission.
- Click Continue.
- (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.
- Enter a Title for your mission.
- Click Create mission.
- In the builder, click Add from Private Panels in the left sidebar. A page opens showing your Private Panels panelists.
- Select the participants you want to invite to your mission.
- Click Add to mission in the top-right corner. A modal appears confirming your participants have been added.
- 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.