What can you do on this screen?
On the Abilities screen, you can create and manage the ability entries that are used for the skills in the task analysis in LEAD. In LEAD, we provide you with the Department of Labor O*NET Abilities listing, based on the Department of Labor's (DOL) Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). These ability entries are already approved and used on the Competencies screens, so they cannot be deleted.
Figure 326: Abilities
On the Abilities screen, you can:
•Add a 
ability entry to the existing list by clicking on + New.
•Preview 
the All Abilities spreadsheet listing all abilities entries with all the details in LEAD for each entry.
•Select an ability entry and then:
oPreview the:
▪All Abilities spreadsheet listing all abilities entries with all the details in LEAD for each entry.
▪Related Materials Report that lists every initiative and place within the initiatives where the selected ability is cited or used.
oReplace 
one ability with another ability in the list.
Note: This will replace the ability everywhere it is used, including in approved initiatives! Hence, you will only see Replace , when you have the Replace privilege as part of your role.
oView 
the ability entry.
oTo approve the ability entry, select View and then select Approve.
Note: Abilities are automatically approved when the initiative that cites/uses the abilities is approved.
oEdit 
the ability entry, as long as it has not been approved.
oSelect Show History 
to review the changes made to the ability entry, including the user name and date/time of saved changes, and revert to an earlier saved revision.
oDelete 
the ability entry, if has not been cited in the task analysis of any initiative. Once you've selected OK to the confirmation message, an Undo button displays on the bottom left of the screen that allows you to revert the deletion.
Finding Ability Entries
If you can't find the ability entry you're looking for, enter a search term in the Find: field and select Search. The table will list all ability entries that contain your search term on the screen.
You can click on the column headers of each table to sort the ability entries by that column. Clicking on a column header again will reverse the sort. Clicking on the column header a third time will remove the sort. Small arrows in the column header let you know which way the data is currently sorted.
Details on the Library > Abilities Table
No
The number (No) column provides a sequential count of the entries, which is not attached to the entries themselves.
Title
The Title or text of the ability entry. Ability entries are used in the task analysis for tasks, subtasks, and steps (aka skills) to state the required innate capability to perform the skill. Through training you can improve abilities and skills.
LEAD already contains the ability entries from the Department of Labor O*Net OnLine database, which are used on the Competencies tab. Feel free to add more specific ability entries, as needed, or even to expand on the existing ones.
When adding ability entries, concentrate on those that are essential for the skill to be trained, and not all possible ability requirements. It is entirely possible for a skill not to have any ability entries.
Status
The current Status of the library item. Once the initiative that uses the library item is approved, then the library item is also approved. You can also approve a library item manually by viewing the item and then selecting Approve on the screen. You cannot approve a library item from the Edit screen.