Add Skills to a Resource File

Use the Add Skill dialog box to add skills to a resource file.

To add skills to a resource file:

1. In Open Plan Explorer, display a Resource View.
2. In the Manage menu group of the Edit tab, click Skills.
3. In the Skills dialog box, click New.
4. In the Add Skill dialog box, enter an ID, description, and cost for the skill.
   By defining costs for skills, you can calculate resource budgets in cases where you request a skill rather than an individual resource for an activity.
5. Click OK.

Related Topic

• Using the Skills Dialog Box

Related Procedures

• Editing Skills in a Resource File
• Deleting Skills from a Resource File
• Assigning Skills to a Resource