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 The Competency Entry tool is used to create and maintain Competencies which can be added to Items. Competencies are a hierarchical (tree-like) set of values. ​ Competencies are usually used to logically categorize Items. ​ Competencies can then be used as a field value to filter Items to those linked to a specific Competency. The Competency Entry tool is used to create and maintain Competencies which can be added to Items. Competencies are a hierarchical (tree-like) set of values. ​ Competencies are usually used to logically categorize Items. ​ Competencies can then be used as a field value to filter Items to those linked to a specific Competency.
  
-The Competency Entry tool is made up of a search filter (which allows the user to filter to specific competencies),​ a selection tree (for selecting, adding and expiring Competencies) and an edit panel for maintaining the selected competency.+The Competency Entry tool is made up of a search filter (which allows the user to filter to specific competencies),​ a selection tree (for selecting, adding and expiring Competencies) and an edit panel for maintaining the selected competency.  Click for more on [[general_navigation_tree|Tree controls]].
  
 Authorised users may create, modify or expire Competency records. Note: you may not expire a Competency if it is in use (linked to an Item). ​ Authorised users may create, modify or expire Competency records. Note: you may not expire a Competency if it is in use (linked to an Item). ​
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 === Search Filter === === Search Filter ===
-FIXME write about competency Search ​filter+The Competency ​filter ​consists of three radio buttons that control they type of search. ​ Selecting Competency ID, Title or External ID makes the filter search for Competencies that have partial matched on the Competency ID, Title or External ID respectively.
  
 {{:​competencyentrysearchfilter.png?​600|}} {{:​competencyentrysearchfilter.png?​600|}}
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 +A filtering search is done by:
 +  * Selecting the Search type using the radio buttons
 +  * Typing the text to be searched for in the //Search// box.  Note: as you type, the //Search// box displays values to select from.
 +  * Clicking the search (magnifying glass) button.
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 +{{:​competencyentrysearchfiltersearch.png?​600|}}
  
 ==== Competency Tree ==== ==== Competency Tree ====
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 === Expire Competency === === Expire Competency ===
-Expiring a Competency sets its Expiry Date to today. ​ This means by default it will not show up in the Competency Entry tool (unless Include Expired Records is checked). ​ It also means it will not show up in the Item Entry tool Competency selectors. ​ FIXME link+Expiring a Competency sets its Expiry Date to today. ​ This means by default it will not show up in the Competency Entry tool (unless Include Expired Records is checked). ​ It also means it will not show up in the [[Item_entry|Item Entry]] tool Competency selectors. ​
  
 Expiring a Competency also Expires all the child Competencies underneath the Expired competency. Expiring a Competency also Expires all the child Competencies underneath the Expired competency.