Define the skill taxonomy

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated August 1, 2024
  • 1 minute to read
  • Organize related skills into categories and subcategories so that you can manage skills and create reports quickly and efficiently.

    Before you begin

    Role required: skill_admin

    About this task

    A skill category can contain parent and child categories that together create a category hierarchy. You can add skills to the lowest category in the hierarchy.
    You can build your skill taxonomy from scratch or use the sample data provided with your application.
    Figure 1. Skill Taxonomy
    Skill Taxonomy

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Skills > Skill Taxonomy.
    2. In the Skills Categories list, click New.
    3. In the Name field, enter a unique name for the category.
    4. Optional: In the Parent field, select a parent category.
    5. Right-click the form header and click Save.
      The category is added to the Category Hierarchy.
    6. Add sub-categories or skills.
      To addDo this
      Sub-categories
      • In the Child Categories related list, click New.
      • In the Name field, enter a unique name for the category.
      Skills
      • Select the Add Skills check box.
      • Right-click the form header and click Save.
      • In the Skills related list, click New.
      • In the Name field, enter the name of the skill.
    7. Click Submit.