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Hidden Mode for Secondary Users

Hidden Mode for Secondary Users

A detailed explanation and visual walkthrough of ScoutIQ's Hidden Mode and how it appears in-app for Secondary Users.

Updated over a month ago

Hidden Mode limits the information your secondary user will have access to. Rather than the scout screens you see, your team member's account will show only a large Green check mark for each ACCEPT or a large Red X REJECT. This level of access is ideal for paid scouts, who will not be sharing in your profits directly, as it prevents them from seeing the profitability of each book. Leave your secondary user in Hidden Mode if you do not want your team member to analyze purchases.

However, if the secondary user is a business partner, spouse, or someone you would like to be able to make more complex purchasing decisions by evaluating the information presented on the scout screen as you do, you may want to choose to toggle this off. Rather than the scout screens you see, your team member's account will show only a large Green check mark for each Accept:

or a large Red X for each Reject:


This level of access is ideal for paid scouts or helpers, who will not be sharing in your profits directly, as it prevents them from seeing the profitability of each book. Leave your secondary user in Hidden Mode if you do not want your team member to analyze the scout screen before making purchases.

If your secondary user is a business partner, spouse, or someone you would like to be able to make more complex purchasing decisions by evaluating the information presented on the scout screen as you do, you may want to choose to toggle this off.


Toggling Hidden Mode ON and OFF

By default, secondary user accounts will be in hidden mode. To toggle this off Threecolts Manager Products Menu:

From the menu on the left, select the icon that looks like a group of people, Teams will appear when you hover over this area. You should also see a Red #, indicating that action is required:

Tip: Changes to Hidden Mode are automatic and take effect almost immediately; your secondary user does not need to log out of the app for them to take effect.


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