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# Prerequisites for the Playbooks

# Prerequisites for the Playbooks {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Brazil  
Updated September 10, 2026  
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You need the following roles and plugins to build the Playbooks.
Role required: admin.

* Enable the Process Automation Designer (PAD) \[com.glide.pad.license\] plugin.
* Enable the following plugins for a playbook experience:
  * com.playbook_experience
  * now_playbook_exp
  * com.glide.playbook_experience.config
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* Enable Security Operations spoke to access flows \[com.snc.secops.spoke\].
* Enterprise Security Case Management PAD Commons.

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Make sure that you have read the platform documentation on [Exploring Playbook](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=process-automation-designer&version=brazil&pubname=brazil-build-workflows&ft:locale=en-US) and [Process Automation Designer](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=process-automation-designer&version=brazil&pubname=brazil-build-workflows&ft:locale=en-US) before you start with this guide.
**Related concepts**   

* [Using ServiceNow Otto for Security Incident Response (SIR) generative AI skills](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/VWtZcKp6_grKikL5QKbjXA "Security analysts can close security incidents quickly from within their flow of work with the generative AI skills supported by ServiceNow Otto for Security Incident Response (SIR).")
* [Using agentic AI workflows](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/McLqdR28p3lokMm9PL7hpQ "Use the Security Incident Response AI agentic workflows to complete security incident tasks.")
* [Working with Security Incident Records](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/~0AFzt5xJW9hpMuzCq36YQ "The Security Incident Record consists of the following.")
* [Security Incident Playbook](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/u0Bs7yaJbaKxDUlgzemOyQ#security-incident-playbook "Invoke the security incident playbook flow automatically or manually.")
* [Rebuilding existing playbooks in Workflow Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/WQxNENQud1LpVqwjP~rjiw "You can’t convert existing flows directly into playbooks in Workflow Studio. Each flow designer step that creates a response task to guide the analyst must be broken down into separate actions or subflows.")
* [Activity Definitions](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/jGhBH17Qr1HR7RUTaIW53Q "The ServiceNow AI Platform provides a few activity definitions within the base system. In addition, for the playbooks that SIR Workspace base system, there are a few activity definitions defined in the base system under Enterprise Security Case Management PAD Commons application.")
* [Sample Playbooks for SIR Workspace](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/TnajuwHCwnn1akbOfNgUCQ "You can create or configure playbooks for SIR Workspace quickly and easily without writing complicated code. You can use these playbooks to resolve security threats in a step-by-step manner. You can invoke the security incident playbook flow automatically or manually.")
* [Working with MSI Records](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/VNIVxbyD7E1d3aV9wZEBoQ "Using the Security Incident Response workspace, you can propose, promote, or link security incidents as major security incidents when the incidents are identified as critical threat to the organization.")
* [Working with Form UI actions](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/JPJ1tgrEN0WfHd0U3an8Gg "Following are the UI actions that are displayed on the security incident form.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Security Incident Closure workflow](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Q2uz8txr6VI1IaniQ0ohkg "Close the security incident by updating the incident state.")
* [Handle security incidents using Advanced Work Assignment](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/NZLoRJhrfk4KPywzrod2TA "Handle security incidents assigned to you in SIR Workspace using Advanced Work Assignment.")

