Specify Skill Levels for a Resource Search

When you search for named resources based on skills, you can use the Set Skill Levels dialog box to specify the desired or required skill levels and frequency or duration of skill use for those skills.

To specify desired or required skill levels, complete the following steps:

  1. On the Find Resources panel, do either of the following:
    • Select one or more skills in the SKILLS field and then click Set details below the field.
    • Click Set details below the SKILLS field without selecting any skills first.

    Result: The Set Skill Levels dialog box displays. if you selected skills on the panel, they display in a grid.

  2. If you did not select skills before displaying the dialog box, click + Add Skill, click in the SKILL field, and select a skill. If the list of skills is long, you can also type one or more characters in the field and pause to display a selection list that includes only skills that contain those characters.

    If you did select the skills before displaying the dialog box, continue with the next step.

  3. To specify a required skill level (years of experience or level of proficiency using a skill, for example) for the first skill, click in the SKILL LEVEL field and select a skill level. You must select the skill levels one at a time, but you can select as many as you want. If the list of skill levels is long, you can type one or more characters in the field and pause to display a selection list that includes only skill levels that contain those characters.
  4. To specify a required skill usage (how frequently a resource uses the skill or how long a resource has used a skill) for the first skill, click in the SKILL USAGE field and select the skill usage description. You must select the skill usage descriptions one at a time, but you can select as many as you want. If the list of skill usage descriptions is long, you can type one or more characters in the field and pause to display a selection list that includes only skill usage descriptions that contain those characters.
  5. If necessary, repeat steps 2 - 4 for other skills you are searching for.
  6. To add the skill level settings to the search, click Set.
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