NSE7 Enterprise Firewall and VDOMs Practice Question
A FortiGate administrator is configuring automation stitches in FortiManager to trigger a script when a specific log event occurs. The automation stitch includes a trigger, a set of conditions, and an action. The administrator wants the script to run only if the event is generated by devices in a specific ADOM. Which element should be configured in the trigger condition?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
Add a condition for the ADOM name in the trigger
Automation stitches in FortiManager can include conditions that filter on ADOM, device group, or device name. To restrict to a specific ADOM, the condition should specify the ADOM name. This ensures only events from that ADOM trigger the action.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
Add a condition for the ADOM name in the trigger
Why this is correct
Conditions can be added to restrict the trigger to specific ADOMs.
- ✗
Configure the script to check the ADOM at runtime
Why it's wrong here
Scripts cannot dynamically check the ADOM; the trigger should filter beforehand.
- ✗
Use a meta field to tag the devices and filter by meta field
Why it's wrong here
Meta fields in FortiManager tag devices with custom attributes for grouping or reporting, but they cannot restrict an automation stitch trigger to events from a specific ADOM; the trigger condition must use the ADOM name directly within the event-handler filter. This option is tempting because meta fields are often used to segment devices for policy or script targeting, and in scenarios where you need to run a script only on devices with a particular tag (e.g., "branch-office"), filtering by meta field would be the correct approach.
- ✗
Assign the automation stitch to a specific ADOM in the settings
Why it's wrong here
Automation stitches are global; they cannot be assigned to a single ADOM. Conditions are used for filtering.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
One of 940 original NSE7 practice questions on Courseiva, each with a full explanation and wrong-answer analysis — not exam dumps or protected exam content. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This NSE7 practice question is part of Courseiva's free Fortinet certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the NSE7 exam.