# Tracking incentives in a study

Record who you've paid in a study with the date, amount and currency. Then see who still needs paying.

Source: https://participantkit.com/help/incentives/tracking-incentives

Use this to keep a record of who you've paid for taking part in a study, when and how much.

Recording an incentive doesn't send anyone money or email them. You pay people the way you do now, for example by bank transfer or voucher. Then you record it in Participant Kit.

## Who can use this

Organisation admins and members.

## 1. Record an incentive

1. Open the study and go to the **Participants** tab.
2. In the person's row, click **Record incentive** in the **Incentivised on** column. You may need to scroll the table to the right to see it.

   ![The Participants tab with the Incentivised on column, showing Record incentive for people who haven't been paid and a date for people who have](https://participantkit.com/assets/images/help/incentives/incentivised-on-column.png)

3. In **Date incentive given**, choose the date you paid them, even if that was a while ago.
4. Fill in the **Amount** and choose the **Currency**. These are optional, but the totals on the study's **Incentives** tab only include incentives with an amount.
5. Click **Record incentive**.

![The Record incentive dialog, with Date incentive given, Amount and Currency](https://participantkit.com/assets/images/help/incentives/record-incentive.png)

The date you chose now shows in the **Incentivised on** column.

The amount and currency are filled in for you from the last incentive anyone recorded in that study. If you pay people different amounts, check them before you click **Record incentive**.

You record incentives one person at a time. Each person can have one incentive in each study. The currencies you can choose are GBP, EUR, USD and CAD.

## 2. Change or delete an incentive

1. In the **Incentivised on** column, click the date.
2. Change the date, amount or currency, then click **Save**.

![The Edit incentive dialog, with Delete, Cancel and Save](https://participantkit.com/assets/images/help/incentives/edit-incentive.png)

To delete the incentive, click **Delete** instead, then **Delete incentive** to confirm. You can't undo this. It also removes the incentive from the person's activity.

![The Delete incentive confirmation, with Cancel and Delete incentive](https://participantkit.com/assets/images/help/incentives/delete-incentive.png)

## 3. See what you've paid in a study

Go to the study's **Incentives** tab. It shows how many incentives have been recorded, a total for each currency and everyone you've recorded an incentive for, with the amount and date.

![The Incentives tab: 7 recorded and a total for each of GBP, USD, EUR and CAD, above a list of participants with their amount, status and date](https://participantkit.com/assets/images/help/incentives/incentives-tab.png)

Organisation admins can see incentives across every study in [the incentives report](https://participantkit.com/help/incentives/incentives-report).

## 4. Find who still needs paying

On the **Participants** tab, click **Filter**, choose **Incentivised on**, choose **No date**, then click **Apply**. The table shows everyone in the study with no incentive recorded.

![The Filter menu on Incentivised on, with No date selected and the Apply button](https://participantkit.com/assets/images/help/incentives/filter-incentivised-on-no-date.png)

## What recording an incentive updates

Recording an incentive changes these dates, all using the date you chose in **Date incentive given**:

- **Incentivised on**, in the study
- **Last incentivised**, on the person, if it's their most recent incentive in any study
- **Last active**, in the study and on the person, if it's the most recent thing they've done

If you change the date or delete the incentive, these dates change to match.

The person's activity shows the incentive, with the amount, currency and the date it was given.

To see the difference between these dates, read [What the smart fields mean](https://participantkit.com/help/courses/how-to/smart-fields).
## Key takeaways

💡 **Remember:** Recording an incentive keeps a record. It doesn't pay anyone.

🧪 **Try:** Record a batch of past payments with the dates you paid them.

⚠️ **Watch for:** The amount and currency are filled in from the last incentive in the study. Check them if people were paid different amounts.

⚡ **Quick tip:** Filter on **Incentivised on**, then **No date**, to find who you still need to pay.