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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

DLP Incident Response Administration

Create rules, email templates, configure end-user response actions, and more to manage the Data Loss Prevention Incident Response (DLP IR) incidents on the ServiceNow AI Platform.

The Data Loss Prevention Incident Response application enables you to perform the following configurations.

  • DLP default configuration settings
    Define the default configuration settings for Data Loss Prevention Incident Response (DLP IR) incidents to identify and set up the incident notification and incident assignment preferences for your end users.
  • Create end user lookup rules
    You can create and configure end user lookup rules and assign the DLP incidents to the respective end users based on those rules.
  • Create assignment rules
    Create assignment rules and assign the Data Loss Prevention Incident Response (DLP IR) incidents to user groups, end users, managers, or user from incident.
  • Create incident consolidation rules
    Create incident consolidation rule to consolidate multiple incidents of similar nature under one parent incident.
  • Create response due date rules
    Set up the response due date rules to determine the time you want to give your end users to respond to the assigned Data Loss Prevention Incident Response (DLP IR) incidents.
  • Create Approval Rules
    Configure approval rules that require one or more approvers to authorize an advanced response option before it is applied to a DLP incident.
  • Create user instructions templates
    Create and manage user instructions template for DLP incidents to help the users understand the instructions involved incident resolution and the next steps involved in the resolution process.
  • Create email templates
    Create and manage the preconfigured email templates for sending notifications to your end users, user groups, or managers. With these templates, you can coach and communicate with your end users about the Data Loss Prevention Incident Response (DLP IR) incidents.
  • Create a Data Loss Prevention Incident Response SLA trigger
    Create a Data Loss Prevention Incident Response SLA trigger condition that enables a prompt and efficient response to an incident when triggered.
  • Create a Data Loss Prevention Incident Response SLA definition
    Create a Data Loss Prevention Incident Response SLA definition that outlines the conditions and duration for responding to data breaches. Establishing clear expectations and protocols helps ensure a swift response to incidents, minimizing potential damage and enhancing overall data protection strategies.
  • Create assessments
    Create and manage assessments to enable end users to respond to DLP incidents. You can use the assessments to gather information about the sensitive data exposed or leaked from the DLP incidents.
  • Configure response option for your DLP incidents
    Use this feature to configure the type of response that an end user or analyst should perform.
  • Create incident response option rules
    Create the incident response option rules that end user or analyst can use while responding to an incident.
  • Create age chart configurations
    Configure the age chart that appears in the Data Loss Prevention Incident Response (DLP IR) Ops portal. This chart shows the count of open incidents by the number of days.
  • Create user delegate configurations
    Prevent certain executives in the organization from receiving notifications about the incidents assigned or escalated to them.
  • Create repeat offender identification rules
    Create repeat offender identification rules to identify users who repeat the same issue multiple times.
  • Create additional incident data fields
    Create Additional Incident Data Fields for the DLP incidents. You can create different types of fields such as string, number, check box, choice, date and time, and use them in the DLP incident forms.
  • DLP SLA Definition form
    Field descriptions for the DLP SLA Definition form used to create an SLA record.
  • Configure advanced settings
    Configure the advanced settings to customize the incident display and behavior. For example, enable displaying the sensitive data on an incident and its clone, or specifying fields on the incident to identify the end users. In addition, activate and customize the evidence files preview properties.
  • Monitor DLP Integration Run process
    Track and monitor the ongoing ingestion or the integration run process. The integration run processes contains the statistics on how much the data was processed and the integration status.
  • DLP Incident Access Restrictions
    Manage the visibility of a particular DLP incident that contains sensitive information. You can use incident access restrictions to define who can access a particular DLP incident and restrict specific users or groups from accessing that incident.
  • DLP Incidents Archival
    The Data Loss Prevention Incident Response is provisioned with one archival rule in the base system for the DLP incident table. The related records are also added in the base system to the DLP incident archive rule.