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How to Execute (Run) a ProtoGenie Protocol

Once you have selected a protocol from a ProtoGenie library or search list and have entered the composer/editor, you can run it at any time during the composing and editing process.  Whatever screen you are working on will have an Execute button in the top menu bar.  You can also execute a protocol from the User Actions Menu by selecting "Run."  

The title of the protocol which you are about to run is just below the ProtoGenie logo.  Immediately below that is a large left arrow with the instruction "Return to editing this protocol," immediately above it.  As indicated, if you decide to return to editing the protocol instead of running it, you would click on the large red left arrow.

Select Group for This Run
Remember that your protocol is custom built to fit your design, which may call for different events for different groups.
In the yellow panel to the right of the red arrow, there are two dropdown boxes.  The top one is labeled "Choose group:"  This is where you select the group for which you will run the protocol.  If you are simply refining the protocol for later use, you should look in the Choose Group dropdown selection box to ensure that all of the groups that you previously defined are contained in that list.  

Select Subject
Immediately below the Choose Group selection box is a "Choose Subject" selection box.  Select the subject category for this run from the following three options.
  • Use (Subject's Name) as a Subject
    This option will have the name of the composer of the protocol and will generally be used for testing.
  • Have the User Log In to ProtoGenie - This option will be used when you have given permission to a third party to use the protocol.
  • Anonymous Subject 
    This option will be selected when your study involves an on-line survey or experiment that is self-administered by respondents who are qualified to take the survey or participate in the experiment.  In these situations, subjects go directly into the start screen and will not see any results at the end of the session.

    Execute the Protocol
    When you are ready to run the protocol, click on the large green right arrow with the word "Execute" at the tail of the arrow.