What Panels Are For
Panels let you keep a reusable participant list across surveys. Use them when a study needs named invitees, repeat waves, attrition tracking, non-responder follow-up, or participant-level records beyond a single public link.
A panel is different from a recruitment plan. The recruitment plan explains where participants come from; the panel keeps the working list of people, identifiers, contact fields, participation status, and wave history.
Deploy: Personal Links
Create Or Import A Panel
Step 1: Open Panels. Use the app navigation or command palette to go to Panels.
Step 2: Choose a starting point. Start empty for a new list, import from a past survey when prior respondents should become the seed list, or upload a CSV when the list already exists outside Domandata.
Step 3: Map CSV columns carefully. Match each uploaded column to the right participant field. Keep stable identifiers separate from display names and contact fields.
Step 4: Review opt-out fields. Before using the panel for outreach, confirm who should be excluded and which rows should not receive new invitations.
Step 5: Connect collection to personal links. Use personal links when each participant needs an individualized survey URL or when completion status should be tracked per invitee.
Step 5: Use Personal Links
Maintain The Member List
- Add single members for exceptions. Use this for one-off invitees, corrections, or late additions.
- Search before adding duplicates. Check email, external id, or other stable identifiers before creating a new member record.
- Respect opt-outs. A participant who has opted out should stay excluded from future outreach unless your protocol and consent process clearly allow recontact.
- Destroy data deliberately. Data-destruction actions are irreversible and should match your research protocol, retention plan, and institutional requirements.
Settings: Privacy and Access
Track Attrition Across Waves
The Attrition tab helps you see who participated in which survey waves and who missed recent invitations. Use it before launching the next wave so reminders and replacement sampling are based on current status rather than memory.
- Choose the wave set. Review the surveys that count as waves for the panel.
- Define non-responders. Decide whether non-response means missing the most recent wave, a specific survey, or a threshold number of missed waves.
- Review the flow of participation. Use attrition summaries to see where participants drop out over time.
- Act on the list. Export, message, or update records according to the study protocol.
Export: Wave Review