Depending on how a skill is assigned it will have a different assignment type. The three assignment types are:
Individual (Admin): The skill is assigned to individual users via the admin interface.
Individual (System): If an assignment has been archived there is an option to Enable continuous achievement tracking for all users involved. This allows continuous tracking even though the original assignment does not exist any more. All the users previously assigned will get a system assignment in this case. You can also enable the Continuous achievement tracking setting (Quick-access menu > Skills > Skill settings) for all users who fall out of an assignment (e.g. due to a changing position).
If you disable continuous achievement tracking this will ONLY affect skill assignments which are created after continuous achievement tracking has been disabled.
Directly assigned: The skill was assigned by a user to themselves via the skill profile, or assigned by a manager to one of their staff members for example.
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