XSOAR-Engineer Incident Interactions And Reporting Practice Question
An analyst running a script in the War Room needs to reference the ID of the current incident dynamically. Which built-id context path represents the current incident ID?
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
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${incident.id}
XSOAR automation contexts use incident metadata paths such as ${incident.id}.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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${playbook.case_id}
Why it's wrong here
Playbooks reference incident data via the 'incident.' object prefix.
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${active.incident_number}
Why it's wrong here
This is not a valid standard XSOAR context path.
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${demisto.current_id}
Why it's wrong here
Demisto context paths use 'incident.' as the prefix for incident properties.
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${incident.id}
Why this is correct
The incident ID is stored in the context under ${incident.id}.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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