This SC-200 practice question tests your understanding of manage a security operations environment. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Your incident response team uses Microsoft Sentinel. You need to automatically assign incidents to the appropriate analyst based on the incident category. What should you configure?
Create an automation rule that runs a playbook to assign the incident.
Automation rules with playbooks can assign incidents.
Create an analytics rule that sets the owner field.
Why wrong: Analytics rules don't set owner.
Create a custom incident label for each category.
Why wrong: Labels don't assign ownership.
Create a workbook that filters incidents by category.
Why wrong: Workbooks don't assign ownership.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Create an automation rule that runs a playbook to assign the incident.
Automation rules in Microsoft Sentinel can trigger a playbook when an incident is created or updated. By configuring an automation rule with a condition based on the incident category, you can invoke a playbook that uses the Microsoft Sentinel API or Logic Apps to set the incident's owner field, thereby assigning it to the appropriate analyst. This is the correct approach because automation rules are designed to run automated responses, including playbooks, on incidents.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Create an automation rule that runs a playbook to assign the incident.
Why this is correct
Automation rules with playbooks can assign incidents.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Create an analytics rule that sets the owner field.
Why it's wrong here
Analytics rules don't set owner.
Create a custom incident label for each category.
Why it's wrong here
Labels don't assign ownership.
Create a workbook that filters incidents by category.
Why it's wrong here
Workbooks don't assign ownership.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates often confuse analytics rules (which create incidents) with automation rules (which act on existing incidents), leading them to incorrectly select option B thinking the rule itself can assign ownership during incident creation.
Detailed technical explanation
Under the hood, the playbook triggered by the automation rule uses the Microsoft Sentinel connector in Azure Logic Apps, which includes actions like 'Update incident' that can modify the owner property. The automation rule evaluates conditions such as 'Category equals Suspicious activity' and then runs the playbook, which can also incorporate dynamic content from the incident (e.g., entity identifiers) to route to the correct analyst based on a lookup table or team roster. This pattern is common in SOC environments where incident categorization drives tiered response workflows.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
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The correct answer is: Create an automation rule that runs a playbook to assign the incident. — Automation rules in Microsoft Sentinel can trigger a playbook when an incident is created or updated. By configuring an automation rule with a condition based on the incident category, you can invoke a playbook that uses the Microsoft Sentinel API or Logic Apps to set the incident's owner field, thereby assigning it to the appropriate analyst. This is the correct approach because automation rules are designed to run automated responses, including playbooks, on incidents.
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