XSOAR-Engineer Playbook Development Practice Question
An engineer needs to ensure that a specific playbook task only executes if the previous task returned a verdict of 'Malicious'. Where should the engineer configure this filtering logic?
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In the task's Conditions tab using pre-conditions or filtering rules
Task-level conditional filtering (such as checking previous task results or verdicts) is configured in the Conditions tab of the task properties.
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In the Incident Fields configuration menu
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. Incident fields store data globally for the incident, not local task execution.
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In the task's Conditions tab using pre-conditions or filtering rules
Why this is correct
Correct. Task pre-conditions determine whether a task should run based on previous results.
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In the playbook Details tab under Script arguments
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. Script arguments pass data into the automation, not control task filtering.
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By writing a separate Condition task before every single integration task
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect. While possible, pre-conditions on the task itself are the native and preferred way to handle execution filtering without adding extra condition tasks.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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