Recruit from Partner Panels using a screener

Building a Partner Panels screener works the same as building any other screener in Dscout. When creating your screener, you’ll select Partner Panels as your recruitment method, then you’ll define your targeting attributes and write your questions as you normally would.

Note: You can only choose one recruitment approach for your screener. So, choosing to recruit from Partner Panels means your screener will only be available on our third-party partner platforms.

To create a Partner Panels screener:

In your Dscout project, open the Screeners tab.

Click Create screener.

Select Recruit from Dscout's Partner Panels as your recruiting approach.

Click Continue.

Enter a screener title.

Click Create screener.

Now, build your screener by adding targeting attributes and screener questions. (Be sure to refer to the next section to understand the slight differences between a standard Dscout screener and a Partner Panels screener.) And when you’re ready, submit your screener for review so we can open it for participants.

Note: You cannot skip review for Partner Panels screeners. Our typical turnaround time for screener review is 1–2 business days.

Requirements and limitations

While recruiting from Partner Panels works very similarly to other Dscout recruiting methods, we impose a few limitations to ensure compatibility with our third-party partners.

Piping logic

Piping logic (the ability to recall participants' responses in subsequent questions) is not currently supported when recruiting from Partner Panels.

Targeting attributes

Targeting attributes automatically filter who can apply to your screener or mission based on information available in their profile with our third-party partners. When recruiting from Partner Panels, the following targeting attributes are available:

Screener questions

Screener questions are what participants will answer when applying to participate in your mission. You must include a minimum of two questions drawn from the following question types:

Multiple choice (single- or multi-select).
Typed response (Open-ended).
Scale.
Number.

Note: Checkpoint, Ranking, Photo, Video, and Screen recording questions are not supported when recruiting from Partner Panels. However, you can include them in your actual mission.

Some of your questions should include knockout logic, which will automatically reject applicants who provide responses that don’t fit your research needs.

Note: Must select any logic is not supported in Partner Panels screeners. If a single question has multiple acceptable responses, a participant must select all of them to qualify. For guidance on how to apply knockout logic in Partner Panels screeners, see Knockout logic in partner panels screeners.

Review responses

You can view responses to a Partner Panels screener directly in Dscout as you normally would with any other screener. Simply navigate to the Participants view of the Responses tab of your screener and you’ll find a list of participants. Participants recruited from Partner Panels are indicated with a Partner Panels badge:

Select a participant to view their screener responses and profile information provided by our third-party partners.

Add participants to a mission

Once you’ve identified participants you want to invite to your mission, you can do so from within your screener or from within the mission itself. However, keep the following in mind when inviting Partner Panels participants to missions:

Partner Panels participants can only be added to one Dscout mission. Once added to a mission, a participant cannot be added to another, even if removed from the first mission.
Whether adding participants to a mission before or after launch, the mission incentive must be equal to or higher than the incentive listed on the screener.

For more information on Partner Panels, see: