Sign in and find your way

4 min Everyone with a console login

Sign in to the console, read the left menu, and know what your role lets you do.

What you will learn

  • Sign in and out safely
  • Find the menu groups and the alert bell
  • Know the three roles
The console: the left menu for an analyst with Overview open, four number tiles and a chartSmartSurvRESEARCHOverviewSurveysWhatsApp templatesCallsMONEYPayoutsWallet & billingBILLINGBillingBUSINESSEconomicsSETTINGSTeamOverviewCompletes1,284Completion41%Paid todayGHS 312Live surveys3
A simplified drawing of the screen. Your screen may look slightly different.

Step by step

  1. Go to app.smartsurvafrica.com. You see Welcome back and the sign-in form.
  2. Type your Email and Password and press Sign in.
  3. You land on Overview (left menu Research → Overview).
  4. The left menu is grouped: Research, Panel, Money, Billing, Business and Settings. You only see the items your role allows.
  5. The bell at the top right shows Alerts. The sun/moon button switches light and dark mode.
  6. Your name and Sign out are at the bottom of the left menu. On a phone, open the menu with the menu button.

Roles

RoleWhat it can do
Analyst (read-only)Sees surveys, results, insights, reports, calls, the wallet and billing for its client. Cannot change anything except saving analysis segments.
Client adminEverything an analyst sees, plus building and launching surveys, inviting people, the team, developers and paying invoices.
OperatorSmartSurv staff. Every client, the panel, payouts, fraud, recruitment and billing administration.

What you will see

  • Five wrong passwords in a row lock your login for 15 minutes.
  • Your session lasts about 12 hours; then you sign in again.
  • Analysts see the note “Analysts have read-only access…” on Settings → Team.

Check yourself

Pick an answer for each question, then press Check my answers. Nothing is saved or sent.

1 How long is a login locked after five wrong passwords?
2 Which role can launch surveys?