XSOAR-Engineer Playbook Development Practice Question
Which TWO methods can an engineer use to view the execution history or audit trail of a completed playbook task in an incident? (Choose two)
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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Reviewing task execution details and results by clicking on the task node in the incident's Playbook tab
Execution history and audit trails can be inspected via the War Room and the task's specific execution details modal in the incident investigation screen.
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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Analyzing the server's physical power supply status LEDs
Why it's wrong here
Hardware LEDs are unrelated to playbook audit trails.
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Reviewing task execution details and results by clicking on the task node in the incident's Playbook tab
Why this is correct
Clicking a task node opens its execution results and logs.
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Checking the War Room logs for command outputs and task messages
Why this is correct
The War Room logs command executions and playbook messages.
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Inspecting the client browser's DNS cache settings
Why it's wrong here
DNS caches have no relation to playbook task execution history.
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Reviewing the local SMTP mail server queue
Why it's wrong here
SMTP queues do not show XSOAR playbook audit trails.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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