Competency Type Entry

The Competency Type Entry tool is used to create and maintain Competency Types. Competency Types are used to split the Competency Tree into sub-trees. In that way, different sets of hierarchical data can be maintained and selected separately.

Authorised users may create, modify or expire Competency Type records.

Competency Type Entry is reached from the Main Menu, System → Competency Type Entry

This takes the user to the Competency Type Entry grid. For more on grid navigation, click here.

Special Filters

The Competency Type Entry grid has special filter controls in the title bar.

  • Include Expired Records by default is unchecked. This means Competency Type records that have an Expiry Date prior to today are not displayed. When checked, all Competency Type records (including expired) are displayed. Effective and Expiry Dates
  • Language Selector is used to display language specific fields for the Competency Type records. The Title field for an Competency Type is language specific. Selecting a different language from the selector displays the alternate language values for the title field in the Competency Type grid.

Context Options

Right-clicking on a row in the Competency Type grid will open a context menu.

Edit General

Navigates to the General edit page for the selected record. The Competency Type general edit page allows users to edit general information for an Competency Type record. Once changes are made the user can click the Save button in the bottom right hand corner to commit changes to the database. Note: User permissions might be restricted by Form permissions or the record being locked.

Tab Strip

The tab strip at the top of the page allows the user to go back to the Competency Type entry grid by clicking Selection tab. Audit will navigate to the Audit page and displays Audit information for the selected record.

Alternate Language Text

The Title field is language specific. To maintain alternate languages of the Title, select the alternate language from the Language selector in the title bar. Make your changes and click the Save button.

Competency Type Fields

Field Description
Competency Type ID Will populate automatically when the Competency Type is created. Unique identifier of the Competency Type.
Title The title of the Competency Type. This is a language specific field.
Competency ID The ID of the competency that will be the root node for this Competency Type. When a Competency Selector is defined to use this Competency Type, the root Competency node and all of its children are available for selection.
Effective Date By default, on most tools, only effective/non-expired records are available to be selected. Either to be edited or linked to another record. An effective record is a record with an Effective Date prior to today. By default, the Effective Date is set to the previous day on all newly created records.
Expiry Date By default, on most tools, only effective/non-expired records are available to be selected. Either to be edited or linked to another record. An expired record is a record with an Expiry Date prior to today. By default, the Expiry Date is set to December 31, 2100 on all newly created records.

Audit

Navigates to the Audit grid for the selected record.