How to Enable the Self-Assign Feature for Reviewers on Their Dashboard
Last updated Jul 18, 2026
Question
I have enabled 'Enable reviewers to bid on submissions' and 'Allow reviewers to assign abstracts to self' in the abstract settings, but reviewers do not see the option to self-assign abstracts on their dashboard. What else needs to be done?
Answer
After enabling the self-assign and bidding options in the abstract settings, you must also enable the appropriate dashboard menu link for reviewers. To do this, go to Website Designer > Navigation Menus > Dashboard Menus in the Dryfta admin. There, enable the 'Bid on abstracts' menu item. This will make the self-assign option visible to reviewers on their main dashboard menu.
You can also rename this menu item if desired for clarity.
Tags: reviewers, self-assign, dashboard, abstracts, settings