XSOAR-Engineer Playbook Development Practice Question
You want to build a playbook that iterates through a list of alert IDs and runs an enrichment command for each ID. Which task type should you use to achieve this iteration?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Loop Task
A Loop Task is used in XSOAR playbooks to iterate over a list of items and execute subsequent tasks for each item.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Data Collection Task
Why it's wrong here
Data collection tasks are for user prompts.
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Loop Task
Why this is correct
Loop tasks iterate over lists of data, executing tasks for each element.
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Parallel Task Group
Why it's wrong here
Parallel task groups run multiple branches simultaneously, but do not iterate over lists element-by-element.
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Conditional Task
Why it's wrong here
Conditional tasks handle branching, not iteration over lists.
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