---
title: "Person Attributes"
slug: "person-attributes"
description: "You can establish a set of skills and personal attributes that will be assigned individually to employees."
tags: ["IT Pro", "HR"]
updated: 2023-03-13T17:32:42Z
published: 2023-03-13T17:32:42Z
canonical: "help.lanteria.com/person-attributes"
---

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# Person Attributes

You can establish a set of skills and personal attributes that will be assigned individually (open the employee card and click **Enhanced Details** > **Skills**).

![img633](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img633.png)

Skills are used, for example, for [searching employees](/v1/docs/skill-search) for project teams, candidates with a specific skill set for a position, etc.

![img637](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img637.png)

## Person Attribute Categories

Skills and attributes can be grouped in categories to simplify working with them.

Follow these steps to establish person attribute categories:

1. Go to **Settings > Settings and Configuration > Core HR**.
2. Click **Employee Database** in the left panel and click **Edit** next to the **Person Attribute Categories** setting name on the **Advanced** tab.  
![img299](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img299.png)
3. The **Person Attribute Categories** list will open in spreadsheet view where you can directly edit the information you need.  
![img303](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img303.png)
4. Enter the category name into the **Title** column.

## Person Attributes

Follow these steps to establish person attributes:

1. Go to **Settings > Settings and Configuration > Core HR**.
2. Click **Employee Database** in the left panel and click **Edit** next to the **Person Attributes** setting name on the **Advanced** tab.  
![img300](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img300.png)
3. The **Person Attributes** list will open in spreadsheet view where you can directly edit the information you need.  
![img304](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img304.png)
4. Select the attribute's category from the drop-down list in the **Category** column.
5. Enter the attribute name into the **Title** column.

## Related

- [Skills and Attributes](/skills-and-attributes.md)