When creating or editing a skill item you will notice that the settings are broken into three tabs:
General: The general settings for the skill
Linked courses: Where you can link courses to your skill
Achievement paths: You can set the path to achieving a particular rating for the skill (Totara Perform only)
The general settings allow you to configure each skill item, including who can assign it.
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Framework | This field cannot be edited and simply shows the selected skill framework. | This field cannot be edited and simply displays information. |
Parent | The parent skill allows you to build parent/child relationships between the individual skill items in your hierarchy framework. You must have at least one skill item set up in your framework for this option to be available. The default value is Top. | This option will not appear on the first skill item you create within a framework, however it will be available for all subsequent ones or when editing the initial one (after creating subsequent items). |
Full name | Enter the name of the skill item. | - |
ID number | The ID number is a unique number used to represent the skill. | If you try to use an ID that already exists you will get the following validation error: Record with this ID number already exists. |
Description | Presents a free-text field for providing more details about this skill. This data is displayed when viewing the hierarchy listing, and the individual skill page. | - |
Type | Choose whether you want to set a skill type. Types are containers for custom fields. When you assign a skill to a type, the skill inherits the custom fields associated with it. This is an optional field which can be left blank or set later. | If a skill is assigned a type it inherits any custom fields that have been assigned to that type. This allows you to organise metadata relating to your skills and only show the fields that each type of skill needs. |
Scale | This is the skill scale that is used in the skill framework. The skill scale is set in the skill framework. Only one skill scale can be used in each framework. | This field cannot be edited and simply displays information. |
Who can assign this skill | You can choose who can assign this particular skill by ticking one or more of the following:
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