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Create Security Operations workflow triggers

Create a workflow trigger that contains a condition on a table.

Before you begin

Security Operations contains several workflow triggers in the base system:

  • Configuration item changes on an active Security Incident

    Uses integration to enrich CI-related data as configuration items change.

  • Rescan vulnerable group

    Rescans a vulnerable group, using the Scan vulnerability workflow, when you Close/Ignore the group.

  • Rescan vulnerable item

    Rescans a vulnerable item, using the Scan vulnerability item workflow when you Close/Ignore the item.

Roles required:

  • To read: sn_sec_cmn.read
  • To create or update: sn_sec_cmn.write
  • To delete: sn_sec_cmn.admin

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Security Operations > Utilities > Workflow Triggers.

  2. Select New.

  3. Fill in the fields on the form, as appropriate.

FieldDescription
NameThe name of the workflow trigger.
DescriptionEnter a description for the workflow trigger.
TableThe table containing the workflow trigger. If you selected the Use filter group check box and selected a filter group, this field defaults to the table associated with the selected filter group.
ConditionUse the condition builder to define the criteria for the workflow trigger. If you selected the Use filter group check box and selected a filter group, the Condtion fields are not displayed.
ActiveSelect this check box to activate the workflow trigger.
Use filter groupSelect this check box to use a predefined filter group or create a new filter group to define the workflow trigger criteria.
Filter groupSelect the filter group to use for defining workflow triggers. This field appears only if the Use filter groups check box is selected.
  1. When you have completed your entries, select and hold (or right-click) in the form header and select Save.
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WorkflowTriggers with filters example
The **Workflows** tab appears. It contains workflows that are run when all filter conditions or filter group conditions are met.

  1. To add workflows, perform these steps.

    1. In the Workflows tab, select Edit.

    2. Use the condition builder, if needed, to locate the workflows you want to select, or use the slushbucket to select workflows and move them to the Workflows List.

    3. Select Save.

    The selected workflows are added.

  2. Select Update.

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