Edit an existing skill in the Skill Designer, and manage pending changes from the Skill Catalog.Documentation Index
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- In the toolbar, select the skill and click the Edit Skill icon.
- In the skill list, click the Edit Skill icon next to the skill name.
- In the Preview pane, click Edit Skill at the bottom.

The Skill Catalog shows the name of the user currently editing a skill next to the skill name. Only one user can edit a skill at a time. While a skill is being edited, other users can still use its most recently published version.
Discard pending changes
Use Discard changes to cancel any pending changes to a skill. After you discard changes, the most recently published version remains in the Skill Catalog. If the skill hasn’t been published yet, discarding changes removes it from the Skill Catalog entirely. To discard pending changes, select the skill in the Skill Catalog and click Discard changes in the toolbar.Read-only skills
Read-only skills (Vantage built-ins and third-party skills) can’t be edited directly. Depending on the skill type, you have these options:- Document skills — create a derived skill and edit the derivative. See Create a derived skill.
- Classification, OCR, and Process skills — duplicate the skill and edit the copy. See Duplicate a skill.
- Splitter skills — edit in Advanced Designer.
Related topics
Skill Catalog
Discover, publish, and reuse skills across your tenant.
Publish a skill
Assign a version number to a skill and make it available in the Skill Catalog.
Duplicate a skill
Create an editable copy of a custom skill.
Create a derived skill
Build a new skill on top of a read-only or third-party skill.
Delete a skill
Permanently remove a skill and all its versions from the Skill Catalog.
Find a skill
Search, filter, and preview skills before opening them.
