Administration Options
  • 14 Oct 2022
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When viewing a Playbook in the Playbook Designer, click the vertical ellipsis at the upper-right corner of the Playbook Designer to view the following administration options:

  • Clone
  • Delete
  • Export
  • Import New Version
  • Keyboard/Mousewheel Shortcuts
  • Reset Apps Logging Level
  • Share

Clone

Select Clone to clone a Playbook. The Clone Playbook window will be displayed (Figure 2).

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  • Name: By default, the name of the Playbook being cloned with the text “Copy of” prepended to it will be displayed in this field. Edit the name of the Playbook, if desired.
  • Please select a type: Select the type of object to clone the Playbook as: Playbook, Component, or Workflow.
  • Click the CLONE button. The cloned Playbook will open in the Playbook Designer.

Delete

Select Delete to delete the Playbook.

Warning
Deleting a Playbook will delete all of its associated versions and ROI metrics.

Export

Select Export to export the Playbook as a .pbxz file. See the “Export” section of The Playbooks Screen for more information about exporting Playbooks.

Import New Version

Select Import New Version to import a new major version of the Playbook. Use your computer’s file browser to locate and select a .pbxz or .pbx file to import as a new major version of the Playbook. See Playbook Versions and the “Import New Version” section of The Playbooks Screen for more information about Playbook versions.

Keyboard/Mousewheel Shortcuts

Select Keyboard/Mousewheel Shortcuts to display the Keyboard/Mousewheel Shortcuts window. This window displays instructions for using your mousewheel to zoom in and out of a Playbook and a scrollable list of keyboard shortcuts, which reflect the operating system installed on your computer, that you can use in the Playbook Designer.

Note
You cannot customize the Playbook Designer’s keyboard shortcuts.

Reset Apps Logging Level

Select Reset Apps Logging Level to reset the log level for all Playbook Apps to WARN. For more information about each log level and how to change a Playbook’s log level, see the “Log Level” section in Settings.

Share

Select Share to share a Playbook. The Share Playbook window will be displayed (Figure 2).

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  • Share Server: Select the Sharing Server on which the Playbook will be shared.
    Note
    To configure additional Sharing Servers or to convert the primary ThreatConnect instance to a Sharing Server, see ThreatConnect System Administration Guide.
  • Click the SHARE button

A Share Token will be generated and displayed in the Share Playbook window (Figure 3). Click Copy  to copy the Share Token to your computer’s clipboard to easily share it using email or other online communication services.

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See the “Importing a Shared Playbook” section of The Playbooks Screen for more information on importing a shared Playbook into ThreatConnect.

Note
If a Playbook is updated after creating a Share Token, users can use the existing Share Token to import the updated version of the Playbook.
Important
Shared Playbooks are only stored on an Organization’s Sharing Server for 30 days. After 30 days, the shared Playbook will be automatically removed from the Sharing Server, and its associated Share Token will no longer be valid. To re-share a Playbook, you will need to generate a new Share Token.

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