Here you can identify particular skills that resources may have and which may be required for certain projects. This helps to correctly match resources to projects.
A skill will be an attribute of a resource and may indicate training that has been undertaken, qualifications gained, or a professional body of which the resource is a member. For example, a computer programmer may be proficient in Visual Basic or C++, while a designer may have CAD skills. Several skills can be linked to each resource.
Select Skills from the Skills section of Administration. You can then process a search (as described at Searching and Filters to list matching options:
Click
•Add to create a record.
•Create Data Template to add a record with spreadsheet format that can then be used as a basis to create actual skills
•Import Data to import and load skills data from a spreadsheet template file.
For a listed skill, you can click 
then:
Edit | to alter the name. |
Open | to edit the record. |
Clone | creates a record with the same general details as the selected one. You must specify a code for this entry and can change other details. |
Code Converter | to change the code of the skill if it is incorrect. All affected records will be updated. |
Delete | to delete the record, after confirmation, providing it is not in use. |
Enter details by selecting the required tabbed form.