---
title: Assign skills to tasks
description: Add skills and the level required for each skill to tasks. Identify whether the skill is mandatory to perform the task.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/skills-management/manually-associate-skills-tasks.html
release: australia
product: Skills Management
classification: skills-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Using Skills Management, Skills Management, Manage people and work capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
---

# Assign skills to tasks

Add skills and the level required for each skill to tasks. Identify whether the skill is mandatory to perform the task.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to incident, problem, change request, or any task record to which you want to associate skills.

2.  In the related list, select the **Tasks Skills** tab.

    **Note:** You must configure the related list and add **Task Skill->Task** to the **Selected** column to display this tab.

3.  In the Task Skills table, do the following:

    1.  In the **Skill** field, click the lookup icon and select a skill.
    2.  In the **Skill level** field, select a level for the selected skill.
    3.  In the **Mandatory** field, select **true** if the skill is mandatory for the selected task.
4.  Click **Submit**.


## Example

The image below shows an administrator configuring skills for an incident task and adding the IT skill as mandatory for agents working on that task. \[Omitted image "assign-skills-tasks.gif"\] Alt text: Assign Skills to Tasks