Assign skills

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Assign skills

To assign a resource to a skill, the App admin must first add skills on the Administration > Resources > Skills page.

Assign skills to individuals

You can assign skills to an individual:

  • When adding a new individual on the Administration > Resources > Individuals page.

  • On the individual’s details page.

  • Using the Skills column in the Gantt and Scope modules.

Method 1: Assign skills when adding a new individual

  1. Go to the Administration > Resources > Individuals page.

    Screenshot of the Individuals page in Administration.
  2. Click +Add new individual.

  3. Select a user from the drop-down menu.

  4. Choose the workload and holiday plans.

  5. Assign skills.

  6. When ready, click Add.

    Screenshot of the Add Resource window.

Method 2: Assign skills on the individual’s page

  1. Go to the Administration > Resources > Individuals page.

  2. Click an individual’s name to go to a details page.

    Screenshot of the Individuals page in Administration.
  3. Click +Add new in the Skills section.

    Individual resource details page where, among many others, you can assign skills.
  4. Select a skill from the dropdown menu.

  5. Complete start and end dates.

  6. When ready, click Add.

    Screenshot of the Add Skill window.

     

Edit assigned skills

  1. Click the Edit icon to modify a skill entry.

    Screenshot of the Edit icon when modifying assigned skills.
  2. A details pop-up will appear.

  3. After making adjustments, click Save.

    Screenshot of saving changes after editing assigned skills.

Unassign skills

  1. Click the Delete icon to unassign a skill from an individual.

  2. Confirm the operation.

    Screenshot of unassigning skills.

Method 3: Assign skills in the Gantt or Scope module

See the Assign skills to individuals page for more information.

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