Scheduled Playbooks for Repititive Tasks

Select RESPOND > Playbooks > Scheduled Playbooks.

You can use a Scheduled Playbook to close repetitive tasks or automate time-based mundane tasks.

Searching a Scheduled Playbook

You can search a Scheduled Playbook, through the Search option. Click the button next to search, to view search results based on ID, Name, Type, Description, Last Modified by, Modification Date and Actions.

Creating Scheduled Playbooks

To create a new scheduled playbook, click the Create Scheduled Playbook button. In the Scheduled Playbook Editor window, specify the details for the following fields:

Value

Description

Name

Display name of the scheduled playbook.

Trigger Frequency

For Trigger Frequency, select from Every minute, Every 5 minutes, Every 10 minutes, Every 30 minutes, Every hour, Every 2 hours, Every 3 hours, Custom chron value (to define your own frequency) options.

In the console area, you can type a script for the playbook using Python programming language.

After typing the script, you can test the playbook using the Test option. Select a defined alert source from the combo box, type a value into the Value to Block field, and then click Test . Your test results are displayed on the same console.

The option Value to block can be any parameter depending on your script, such as IP or email address.

You can also refer to the API Documents at the top right of the Scheduled Playbook Editor window.

Editing and Deleting a Scheduled Playbook

You can edit an existing scheduled playbook by clicking the Edit button under the Actions column. When you click the Edit button, Scheduled Playbook Editor window is displayed. Specify the values in editor window or edit the playbook script as per your requirement and click Save to modify.

You can delete an scheduled playbook by clicking the Delete button under the Actions column.