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How to Import a Skill

Add a complete skill from the StackFactor template library in a few clicks.

Skill templates come with their proficiency levels and microskills already written, so you don't have to start from a blank page.

In the app, importing is called Start from a template.

BEFORE YOU START
  • You need permission to author content (Author content or Promote content). If you don't see the red + button on the Skills page, ask your StackFactor admin.

Import the skill

  1. 1Open the Capability Map and select Skills.
  2. 2Hover over the red + button and choose Start from a template.
  3. 3Search for the skill, select it, and click Select. Templates you've already imported don't appear in the list.
  4. 4Review the skill on the Add page. Microskills that came with the template are marked Imported and locked. You can open them to see their details.
  5. 5Click Save. You'll see New skill created.

Publish it

The skill is saved as a draft first. Publish it to make it available to your team — the steps are in How to Customize a Skill.

TIPS
  • Importing a role also imports any of its skills your organization doesn't have yet, so you often won't need to import skills one by one.
  • AI authoring tools aren't available for skills that come from a template.

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