Expertise Catalog

The expertise catalog is a workspace-wide definition of what skills and seniority levels your organization tracks. It serves as the foundation for member expertise assignments, position requirements, and intelligent assignee suggestions.

Expertise categories

Expertise categories represent the skills, technologies, and knowledge areas relevant to your organization. Categories are organized in a hierarchical tree structure, allowing you to group related skills under parent categories.

Default categories

When you first set up a workspace, SetGet seeds 16 parent categories with over 60 subcategories covering common software development areas:

Parent Category	Example Subcategories
Frontend	React, Vue, Angular, TypeScript, CSS
Backend	Go, Node.js, Python, Java, REST APIs
Database	MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch
DevOps	CI/CD, Kubernetes, Terraform, Monitoring
Mobile	iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter
Design	UI Design, UX Research, Figma, Prototyping
QA	Manual Testing, Automation, Performance, Security
Data	Analytics, Machine Learning, Data Engineering
Security	Application Security, Network Security, Compliance
Product	Product Management, Business Analysis, Scoping
Leadership	Team Lead, Engineering Manager, Architecture
Communication	Technical Writing, Documentation, Presentations

You can customize these defaults or create entirely new categories specific to your organization.

Create a category

1. Navigate to Workspace Settings → Expertise.
2. On the Categories tab, click Add Category.
3. Fill in the category details:

Field	Required	Description
Name	Yes	A descriptive name for the skill area (e.g., "React", "Go", "UI Design")
Description	No	Additional context about what this expertise entails
Color	No	A color used to visually identify the category in badges and indicators
Parent	No	Select a parent category to create a subcategory

4. Click Create to save.

Edit or delete a category

• Edit — Click the pencil icon next to any category to update its name, description, color, or parent.
• Delete — Click the trash icon to remove a category. If the category is currently assigned to members or positions, it will be archived instead of permanently deleted to preserve historical data.

WARNING

Deleting a category that is referenced by member expertise records or positions will archive it rather than remove it. This ensures existing data remains consistent.

Hierarchical organization

Categories support one level of nesting. A parent category groups related subcategories:

Frontend (parent)
├── React
├── Vue
├── Angular
└── TypeScript

Backend (parent)
├── Go
├── Node.js
└── Python

When matching expertise to issue labels for suggestions, both parent and child category names are considered.

Seniority levels

Seniority levels define the proficiency scale used when assigning expertise to members. Each level has a name and a numeric rank that determines ordering.

Default levels

SetGet seeds eight default seniority levels:

Rank	Level Name	Description
1	Intern	Entry-level, learning the basics
2	Junior	Building foundational skills with guidance
3	Mid-Level	Independently productive in the skill area
4	Senior	Deep expertise, mentors others
5	Staff	Cross-team technical leadership
6	Principal	Organization-wide technical authority
7	Architect	System-level design and strategy
8	Director	Strategic direction and team leadership

Create a level

1. Navigate to Workspace Settings → Expertise.
2. Switch to the Levels tab.
3. Click Add Level.
4. Enter the level name and rank (numeric order).
5. Click Create.

Edit or delete a level

• Edit — Click a level to update its name or rank.
• Delete — Click the trash icon to remove the level. Levels assigned to member expertise records cannot be deleted until those assignments are updated.

TIP

Keep your seniority levels consistent across the organization. When the expertise-based suggestion engine ranks candidates, it uses the level rank to prefer higher-proficiency members for critical work items.

How the catalog powers other features

Feature	How it uses the catalog
Member Expertise	Members are assigned expertise using categories and levels from the catalog
Project Positions	Positions can require a specific expertise category and minimum seniority level
Assignee Suggestions	Issue labels are matched against category names to find qualified members
Capacity Planning	Workload analysis considers expertise when recommending workload redistribution

Related pages

• Member Expertise — Assign expertise to team members
• Project Positions — Define staffing requirements
• Issue Integration — How expertise powers assignee suggestions