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# Invite panelists to a Dscout study

This integration allows you to manage your panels in Private Panels while running research studies in Dscout. Respondent data will sync both ways.

## Requirements

* Our team must enable this integration for your account
* Your Dscout studies must have:
  * "Bring your own participants" is enabled
  * Study is "Launched"

## Supported Dscout study types

* Screeners
* Usability tests
* Media surveys
* Diary studies
* Interview studies

## Inviting respondents to a study

You can invite your panelists to Dscout studies in two ways: from within Private Panels or from within your Dscout study. Refer to the sections below for more information.

### Inviting through Dscout

The following video shows how you can invite Private Panels participants from within your Dscout study:

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** This method is only available on Dscout usability tests and media surveys. If you're conducting another study type, see [Inviting through Private Panels](#h_01KME3700P6BCKAG9AX56KGH9N).
{% endhint %}

### Inviting through Private Panels

The following video shows how you can invite participants from within Private Panels to an existing Dscout study:

To invite your Private Panels respondents to a Dscout study, navigate to a **Study**, then click **Bulk Actions Invite to Dscout**.

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This will open up a new email message, which will contain an automatically-generated button, linking to the Dscout study splash page.

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Send this email, and your respondents will receive their invites shortly in their inbox.

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When the respondent clicks on **Go to activity**, they will land on the study splash page, with their information pre-filled.

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From here, they will login, accept the study, and perform the tasks. To learn about the nuances between the study types, scroll down.

## Data sync

Once a respondent completes a study, the integration will "sync" this data back to the Private Panels Study. Synced data is also displayed in past participation for each panelist. These are the pieces of data supported:

* Status. For more information, including examples of each status, see [Updating respondent status](/private-panels/studies/update-respondent-status.md).
* Incentive amount
* Session date and time (if applicable)

## Respondent authentication for studies

When respondents are invited into Dscout through this integration, they will follow a "passwordless" authentication flow.

* Respondents **without** an existing Dscout account will land on a splash page with their information prefilled. They do not need to set a password, so account creation is just 1 click. Afterwards, they are logged in and can accept the study.
* Respondents **with** an existing Dscout account will land on a splash page with their information prefilled. The next step for them is to "verify their email via magic link" for security purposes. Afterwards, they are logged in and can accept the study.

## Incentive payments

Here are the ways that your respondents can be paid in Dscout, broken down by Mission Type and recruiting method (how respondents enter the study).

**None:** there is no ability to send incentive payments

**Dscout:** researcher initiates payment in Dscout, and respondents are paid

**Dscout (automatic):** respondents are automatically paid without researcher intervention

**Private Panels:** researchers can pay respondents via a Private Panels study, and take note of their payments within Dscout

| Study Type                    | Recruiting Method          | Payment option         |
| ----------------------------- | -------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| Diary                         | Share link, Screener       | Dscout, Private Panels |
| Live                          | Share link, Screener       | Dscout, Private Panels |
| Usability tests/media surveys | Private Panels, Share Link | Private Panels         |
| Usability tests/media surveys | Screener, Auto Recruit     | Dscout (automatic)     |

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** Private Panels was previously managed outside of Dscout, so you may see a different logo and URL in some places. If you have any questions, contact <support@dscout.com>.
{% endhint %}


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