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Create a security incident subcategory

Create subcategories for a category for a deeper classification of a security incident in Security Incident Response Workspace.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_si.admin

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Workspaces > Security Incident Response Workspaces > Administration.

  2. Navigate to Category Management > Subcategory.

  3. On the Subcategory page, select New.

  4. On the form, fill in the fields.

    Note: The Table, Element, and Language fields are automatically set to the values for the current user.

    FieldDescription
    SequenceControls the display order of this subcategory within the Subcategory field of the security incident's Details tab. Lower sequence numbers appear first.
    InactiveOption for making the subcategory inactive.
    LabelName for the subcategory to display in the Subcategory field of the security incident's Details tab. For example, Worm, virus, Trojan.
    ValueThe value written to the database record when a user selects this subcategory.
    Dependent valueThe category value to which this subcategory belongs.
    HintAn optional brief description for this subcategory to identify its usage.
  5. Select Save.

Result

The newly created subcategory is saved and appears on the Subcategory page.

Parent Topic:Category management in Security Incident Response

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