Creating a Qualification Category

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to create a Qualification Category in SAP Fieldglass.

Qualification Category

Qualifications are the skills, attributes, or credentials required or desired for specific roles. Qualifications are listed in job postings as criteria that potential job candidates must meet, ensuring that employers receive the most suitable applicants. However, qualifications cannot be added directly to job posting templates; they must first be compiled into a Qualification Category.

Qualification categories are groupings of the individual qualifications, usually organized into related criteria. To include qualifications on job postings, you must create qualification categories and then associate qualifications to one or more category. The categories are then associated to the job posting templates.

For example, if WAN/LAN interfacing is a specific skill a buyer requires, that qualification would fall under the broader 'networking qualification' category.

Qualification Categories make it easier to find Qualifications when creating Job Postings.

A job posting showing the qualifications that a supplier must complete when submitting a candidate, including 5 years of internet protocols and 5 years of LAN interfacing. A Nice to Have qualification includes CCIE Certification, which is presented as a yes/no question.

Navigating the Qualification Category Admin Object

Worker section of the Admin Menu, the Qualification Category link is highlighted.
1To view a list of qualification categories associated to the tenant, select Qualification Category from the Worker section of the admin menu.

Qualification Category List page

The name of a checklist usually reflects its purpose, and often contains a fuller description of its contents. For instance, a Networking category might contain qualifications that will help hiring managers determine if a job seeker is qualified to design and implement data networks and install networking equipment.

Qualification Category List page listing all of the qualification categories available in the tenant. For each category the Name, Description, and number of Qualifications is indicated. The Qualifications column and the Networking link in the Name column are highlighted.
2Qualifications indicates the number of individual qualifications contained within the category. Selecting a number in this column will take you directly to the list of qualifications associated to the respective category.
4To view the details of a qualification category, select an appropriate link in the Name column.

Qualification Category Details page

A qualification category requires few characteristics: the name of the category and an optional description. Since it is a data object that is used primarily to establish associations, the Qualifications tile in the associations tree displays the important information about the qualification category.

Qualification Category Details page indicating the Name and Description of the qualification category. The Qualifications tile in the associations tree indicates that 5 qualifications are associated to this category.

Create a Qualification Category

WorkingNet Networking, Inc., a global manufacturer of data networking equipment, is building new distribution centers in several countries, while simultaneously implementing new logistics software and processes. The new logistics processes will require WorkingNet's accounting methods to be revised.

To help transition to the new software and the revised accounting methods, Melanie, the manager of the finance department at WorkingNet, needs to procure several accounting clerks for the six-month period in which the software is being configured and implemented.

To accommodate these new positions, a new Job Posting Template must be created.

But because the accounting clerks will be helping transition the accounting processes to align with the new logistics processes and software, the accounting clerk position requires some knowledge of logistics as well as logistics software, so those requirements must be added to the job posting template.

You've already created two qualifications: Logistical Cost Management and SAP Business Network Freight Collaboration. But before these two qualifications can be added to the template, they must be added to a qualification category.

As the administrator of SAP Fieldglass for WorkingNet, you'll have to compile these two qualifications into a qualification category.

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Summary

Qualifications are the skills, attributes, or credentials required or desired for specific roles. Qualification Categories collect similar qualifications so they can be associated with job posting templates.

Key Points:

  • Qualification Categories: Qualifications are grouped into categories to be included in job postings.
  • Existing Categories Can Be Used: You can create new qualification categories, but you can also add qualifications to existing categories. if relevant.
  • Associate Qualifications to Categories: Qualifications must be explicitly added to a category before they can be used in job postings.
  • Update Job Posting Templates: Qualifications must be associated with job posting templates to be included in job postings.

Learning

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