Skillset Fields
- Rezgar Cadro
“Skillset” fields work alongside Expert Finder, allowing you to specify skill requirements for your tasks. They enable you to see the experts qualified for a task directly on your issue screen, as well as use them in JQL queries, workflows, or automation.
As you continue learning about Skills for Jira, you will learn how “Skillset” fields are integrated into the other Skills for Jira features, allowing you to easily and automatically distribute tasks, run assignment simulations, or perform risk analytics.
Creating a Skillset custom field
Go to Administration > Issues.
Under FIELDS, select Custom fields.
Click Create custom field. Make sure to select All to view the available field options.
Select the “Skillset” field type and click Next
Add the details for your field.
The name you select appears as the custom field's title wherever the field appears. The description appears below the field when creating and editing issues, but not when browsing issues.
When you have entered the field details, select Create.
Add the new custom field to one or multiple screens by ticking the corresponding box and click Update.
We recommend associating your Skillset field with a “Default Issue Screen” or any other screen that you use to define the main issue view (how user sees the issue when opening issue page)
Multiple fields can help you model more complex business scenarios (e.g. “Developer Skillset”, “Reviewer Skillset” and “Business SME Skillset”).
Specifying task skill requirements
After creating one or more Skillset fields you can start specifying skill requirements for your tasks by clicking the Skillset field on any of the issue screens:
While selecting the right skills for the job, you will also see a preview of qualified experts
Querying issues by experts or skill requirements with JQL
You can query by both skill requirements (“Worker Skillset” IN (“Skill 1”, “Skill 2”)) or qualified experts (“Worker Skillset” ~ “User Name”) in JQL: