Qualtrics Survey System

Creating a Panel

The Qualtrics Survey Systems not only allows for you to create surveys, it also helps you distribute them as well. Although there are many methods in distributing surveys, one simple and efficient method is with Panels. A Panel is simply a group of participants who can receive your survey. This document will guide you through the process of creating a Panel. For more information on distributing surveys, refer to Distributing Your Survey.

Creating a New Panel
Typing Panel Member Information
Importing Panel Member Information from a File
Importing Panel Member Information from Survey Responses

Creating a New Panel

A Panel is a group of participants that you can send your survey to. Before you can add Panel member information or distribute a survey to a Panel, you must first create a Panel.

Select the Panels tab
From the Current Panel Library pull-down menu, select the desired library (e.g., My Panels)
From the Panel options, click PANELS
The Panels page appears.
Click CREATE NEW PANEL
The Create New Panel dialog box appears.
From the Destination Category pull-down menu, select the desired category
OR
In the Destination Category text box, type the desired category name
From the Panel Name text box, type the desired Panel name
Click CREATE
The Panel is created.

Typing Panel Member Information

Once you have created a Panel, you can now add members to the Panel, either by typing in the member information from scratch or by importing member information from a file or from survey responses.

These instructions show you how to add Panel member information by typing it for each member. Use this method for a small number of Panel members.

Create the Panel
Click ADD NEW PANEL MEMBERS
The Add Panel Members dialog box appears.
In the first row, in the Email text box, type the email address of the first Panel member
In the First Name text box, type the member's first name
In the Last Name text box, type the member's last name
Repeat steps 3 - 5 until all desired members are added
NOTE: Once you reach the bottom text box, more text boxes will automatically be added.
Click SAVE
The members are added to the Panel.

Importing Panel Member Information from a File

Panel member information can be added by importing it from an existing database or classlist. Adding Panel members by importing information allows you to populate large Panels easily.

NOTE: The file used for the import must be in Comma delimited (.csv) format.

Create the Panel
Click IMPORT/UPDATE PANEL MEMBERS
The Import/Update Panel Members dialog box appears.
From the Import to Panel pull-down menu, select the desired Panel to import to

Click IMPORT FROM A FILE
The Import Panel Members dialog box appears.
OPTIONAL: To view an example of how the file should be formatted,
1. Click EXAMPLE
  A File Download dialog box appears.
2. Click OPEN
  The example Excel file opens.
Click BROWSE...
The Choose file dialog box appears.
Navigate to and select the desired file
NOTE: The file must be a Comma delimited (.csv) file.
Click OPEN
OPTIONAL: If in the Comma delimited (.csv) file the first row contains column names, confirm that First row contains column names is selected
NOTE: The option is selected when a checkmark appears.
Click UPLOAD
The Import Panel Members dialog box refreshes.
From the Column to use pull-down menus select the appropriate headings
NOTE: The Preview of Data reflects your choices.
OPTIONAL: To add the remaining column information not presented in the dialog box, click ADD REMAINING COLUMNS
OPTIONAL: To add specific columns of information not presented in the dialog box,
1. Click ADD
2. From the Please select a column pull-down menu, select the desired column to add
3. Repeats steps a-b as necessary
Click IMPORT
The new members have been imported into the selected Panel.

Importing Panel Member Information from Survey Responses

Panel member information can be obtained from responses to questions in a previous survey. You can use survey responses to update existing Panel member information or to create new Panel members within an existing Panel.

From the My Panels tab, on the Panels toolbar, click PANEL MEMBERS
Click IMPORT/UPDATE PANEL MEMBERS
The Import/Update Panel Members dialog box appears.
From the Import to Panel pull-down menu, select the desired Panel
Click IMPORT/UPDATE FROM A SURVEY
The Import Panel Members dialog box appears.
To update Panel information, from the Please select import type pull-down menu, select Update Recipients
To create new members within your Panel, from the Please select import type pull-down menu, select Create New Recipients

From the Please select a survey pull-down menu, select the survey that has the Panel member information you want to import
To enter the response date range, from the Response Data Range fields, type the beginning and ending dates
OR
To select the response date range,
1. Click the CALENDARto the left
  A calendar appears.
2. From the calendar, navigate to and select the desired beginning date
3. Click the CALENDARto the right
  A calendar appears.
4. From the calendar, navigate to and select the desired end date
From the Question pull-down menu, select the desired question
From the Question Field pull-down menu, select the appropriate option
NOTE: This may pre-fill based on the question.
EXAMPLE: Select Email Text Entry
From the Field pull-down menu, select the corresponding Panel field that the imported information will fill
NOTE: When creating new recipients, these fields will be pre-filled.
EXAMPLE: Select Primary Email
OPTIONAL: To import labels, select Import Labels
NOTE: The option is selected when a checkmark appears.
OPTIONAL: To add additional Panel member information,
1. Click ADD
2. Repeat steps 8 - 11
Click IMPORT