> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.latchel.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to Prioritize/Edit Service Providers With Their Skills

> You can choose which service providers you prefer to assign for each Skill Category. Additionally, you have the option to add or remove skills under a Skill Category while prioritizing your service providers. Follow these steps on how to prioritize your preferred service providers with their skills.

## **Prioritizing a Service Provider in a Skill Category**

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  \_**Please note:** \_It's important to add your preferred service providers to your priority list, as they will not show up in the list of available service providers for a certain skill during the assignment process if they are not on your priority list. Furthermore, you need to select all the relevant skills for your preferred service providers in addition to adding them to your priority list.
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To prioritize service providers based on their skills, go to your Latchel Portal and click on the **People** menu, then select **Service Providers**.

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Now on the Service Providers page, under the **Categories & Prioritization** tab, click the corresponding **dropdown icon** of the category that you want to prioritize a service provider.

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Then click on the **+ Include Service Provider** button.

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Now select which service provider you want to prioritize and click **+ include.**

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After selecting the service provider you want to add to your priority list, you will be asked to choose the specific skills you want to assign to them. This feature allows you to limit the scope of work for a certain service provider. Once you have selected the skills, click the **Save** button to confirm.

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After adding the new service provider to your priority list, they will be placed at the bottom of the list. This means that they will only be assigned to work orders for a particular skill category if there are no higher-priority service providers available. If you want to change the order of your priority list or remove a service provider, you can do so by following the instructions in the next section below.

## **Editing the Service Provider's Priority List and Sequence**

To edit the sequence of service providers for each Skill Category, click **Edit Priorities** on the right-hand side of the page.

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Click and hold the **six-dot icon** next to the priority number on the left-hand side of the page to select a service provider, then drag it up or down to change the priority.

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After rearranging the priority list, click **Done Updating Priorities** to save your changes.

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