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description: To get started with skills for Salesforce Scheduler, create basic skills in your org. When you assign skills to service resources or mark them as required on work types, you can add details like skill level and duration.
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# Create Skills in Salesforce Scheduler

To get started with skills for Salesforce Scheduler, create basic skills in your org. When you assign skills to service resources or mark them as required on work types, you can add details like skill level and duration.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience.</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong> and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Skills, and then click **Skills** under Salesforce Scheduler.
2. Click **New**.
3. Enter a name for the skill—for example, Wealth Manager or Mortgage Specialist.
4. Enter a description.
5. Click **Save**.
    
    You can now assign the skill to service resources or list it as required on work types.

#### See Also

- [Select Scheduling Policy Rules to Enforce](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.ls_scheduling_policies_in_flows.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "If you don’t create and use a custom scheduling policy in your flows or API calls, the Default Appointment Scheduling Policy is used. You can edit the Default Appointment Scheduling Policy and select the rules that you want to enforce during appointment scheduling.")
- [Scheduling Policy Rules in Salesforce Scheduler](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.ls_scheduling_policies.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Understand the scheduling policy rules that are available in Salesforce Scheduler.")