Create processes Automated Malware in PAD

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated July 31, 2025
  • 2 minutes to read
  • Use these steps to create processes for Automated Malware in the Process Automation Designer (PAD).

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_si.admin or sn_si.manager

    Procedure

    1. Select All > Process Automation Designer > > New and select Playbook.

      For example, Automated Malware Playbook Template V1.

    2. Enter a name for the process, the description, and the application for which the process is being created.
    3. Select Select a trigger.
    4. Select Define your own conditions for when your process runs, and select the trigger condition for when your process must run.
    5. Select Set your trigger conditions.
    6. Choose the conditions to define when your process must run by selecting a table and filling in the conditions.
      For example, the trigger condition is when a security incident of category Phishing is created.
    7. Select Go to Designer.
      The Process Automation Designer page opens.
    8. To start designing your automated process, select Add a new stage.
      The stage properties pane opens on the right side of the UI.
    9. In the stage properties pane, enter the following details: Name, Description, Run condition, and Indicate when to start.
      The Run condition and Indicate when to start fields imply when the stage would run.
    10. Select Save and close.
    11. To add another stage, select Add another stage.
      Similarly, you can create as many stages as you want. In this example, you can create a stage for Analysis, Contain, Eradicate, and Review respectively. In the following example, Analysis stage starts immediately and has no run condition. Contain stage start after the previous stage is completed and has a run condition that is based on the outcome of an activity in the previous stage.
      After adding the stages, you need to add process activities for each stage.
    12. Select Add another process activity under a particular stage (For example, Analysis stage).
      The Add activity pop-up opens.
      1. In the Add activity pop-up, select the required activity definition.
    13. Select Create a new activity.
      After an activity definition is added, it can be further configured similar to stages. Similarly, you can create other process activities under each stage.
    14. In the Activity properties pane, add a run condition and indicate when to start the process activity.
    15. Add a run condition and indicate when to start.
      All the input required for this activity (Includes inputs in the automation plan that are configured) will be shown. You can override the values or use the preconfigured values.
    16. Select View all properties and enable the Advanced properties toggle to display all the activity experience fields from the activity definition.