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title: "Workflow Playbooks Overview | ThreatConnect"
slug: "workflow-playbooks-overview"
description: "This article provides an overview of Workflow Playbooks in ThreatConnect and the corresponding minimum roles and prerequisites for this feature."
tags: ["Orchestration and Automation", "Case Management"]
updated: 2024-03-21T17:25:12Z
published: 2024-03-21T17:25:12Z
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# Workflow Playbooks Overview

## Overview

Workflow Playbooks drive the automation of [Tasks](/v1/docs/workflow-tasks) within the [Workflow](/v1/docs/workflow-overview) functionality of ThreatConnect®. They are a special type of Playbook that uses a Workflow Trigger, which passes input from within the Workflow process to the rest of the Playbook, which then performs its defined function and returns its output back to the Workflow process. Workflow Playbooks are called by [automated Tasks](/v1/docs/phases-and-tasks-section#automated-tasks), and they can also be run ad hoc on a [Workflow Artifact](/v1/docs/artifacts). They are configured in a manner similar to that for [Playbook Components](/v1/docs/playbook-components) and operate similarly to [Playbooks](/v1/docs/playbooks) in general.

## Before You Start

| Minimum Role(s) | Organization role of Standard User to create, edit, and activate Playbooks |
| --- | --- |
| Prerequisites | - Playbooks enabled by a System Administrator - Workflow enabled by a System Administrator to use a Workflow Playbook in a [Workflow](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/v1/docs/workflows-and-workflow-templates) and [Case](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/v1/docs/workflow-cases) |

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## Related

- [Playbooks](/playbooks.md)
- [Playbook Components](/playbook-components.md)
- [Workflow Cases](/workflow-cases.md)
- [Workflow Overview](/workflow-overview.md)
- [Workflow Tasks](/workflow-tasks.md)
- [Workflows and Workflow Templates](/workflows-and-workflow-templates.md)