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# Publish a skill

> Learn how to publish a skill in ABBYY Vantage to assign it a version number and make it available for document processing in the Skill Catalog.

After creating or importing a skill, you must publish it before it can be used. Unpublished skills have no version number, can't process documents, and other users can't edit them.

<Info>
  Availability of this feature depends on your role. For more information, see [Role-based access control](/vantage/documentation/tenant-admin/tenant-management/role-based-access).
</Info>

<Info>
  Only the user who most recently edited the skill can publish it.
</Info>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Publish tab">
    In the Skill Catalog, select the skill (click anywhere except the skill name), and then click **Publish** in the Skill Catalog toolbar. The **Publish** tab opens in Skill Designer.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Complete the fields">
    * **Name of your skill** — The skill name.
    * **Describe your skill** — The skill's purpose and any details that help other users understand it.
    * **Describe changes in this version** — A summary of the changes made in this version.
    * **Select keywords** — Keywords to help users find the skill in the Skill Catalog.
    * **Upload demo documents** — Sample documents showing what the skill is designed to process. These appear in the skill preview window and are used when trying a skill.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/abbyy/hPl1of1xujkwOgrH/images/vantage/skill-catalog/screen_skillcatalog_publish_skill.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=hPl1of1xujkwOgrH&q=85&s=65f964dfffcd5ef30df2c2dfaa58a256" alt="Publish tab in Skill Designer showing the Name your skill, Describe your skill, Describe changes in this version, Select keywords, and Upload demo documents fields, with the Publish Skill button" width="2498" height="1598" data-path="images/vantage/skill-catalog/screen_skillcatalog_publish_skill.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish the skill">
    Click **Publish Skill** at the bottom of the Skill Designer window or in the **Actions** pane. The version number increments automatically. If you're editing an existing skill, the most recently published version remains available to others until you publish your changes. For more information, see [Skill versions](/vantage/documentation/skill-versions).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Related topics

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Skill Catalog" icon="book" href="/vantage/documentation/skill-catalog/skill-catalog">
    Discover, publish, and reuse skills across your tenant.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Edit a skill" icon="pen-to-square" href="/vantage/documentation/skill-catalog/edit-skill">
    Modify a published skill and publish a new version.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Try a skill" icon="flask" href="/vantage/documentation/skill-catalog/trying-skill">
    Run sample documents through a skill from the Skill Catalog.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Skill versions" icon="code-branch" href="/vantage/documentation/skill-versions">
    Track, compare, and revert published skill versions.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Create a skill" icon="plus" href="/vantage/documentation/skill-catalog/create-skill">
    Create a new skill from the Skill Catalog or Skill Designer.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>