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Update Case or Alert Attributes

Update case or alert name, description, priority, and other attributes to reflect developments in your triage or response.

You can update a single case or alert . You can also update multiple cases at once.

Any changes you make are recorded in the case or alert history.

Update a Single Case or Alert

In an case or alert, you can update the name, description, priority, MITRE ATT&CK® tactics and techniques, use cases, and tags. In a case, you can also assign the case to another stage, queue, and assignee. You can't update the User and Endpoint attributes, which are derived from detections.[10]

Update Any Case or Alert Attribute

Update a single attribute or multiple attributes in a case or alert.

  1. In a case or alert, navigate to the Overview tab, then:

    • To update a single attribute, for the attribute you're updating, click Edit.

      The Overview tab in a case with the Edit actions highlighted in a red rectangle.
    • To update multiple case or alert attributes, click Edit Details.

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      An alert with the Edit Details action highlighted in a red rectangle.
  2. Make your changes. Keep in mind:

    • For the description, you can enter up to 1,024 characters. To better communicate your message, you can format the text.

    • When you assign a case to a queue, you can only assign the case to an assignee who is a queue member. If you assign a case to a queue and the current assignee is not a queue member, the assignee is changed to Unassigned.

  3. Click Update. This action is recorded in the case or alert history.

Assign a Case Stage, Queue, or Assignee

Quickly assign a single case to another stage, queue, or assignee.

When you assign a case to a queue, you can only assign the case to an assignee who is a queue member. If you assign a case to a queue and the current assignee is not a queue member, the assignee is changed to Unassigned.

You can also change the case stage to Closed for multiple cases or alerts at once in the Cases tab.

  1. In the case, select the attribute.

    The actions to assign a stage, queue, and assignee in a case highlighted with a red rectangle.
  2. To search for a value, start typing.

  3. From the list, select a value. Your changes are saved. This action is recorded in the case history.

    If you change the case stage to Closed, you must select the reason why you're closing the case and optionally enter a comment before you can change the case stage.

Update Multiple Cases

Update multiple cases at once. You can't update multiple alerts at once.

For cases in the Closed stage, you can only update the Stage attribute. After you change the stage to any other stage besides Closed, you can update the other attributes.

  1. In the Cases tab, select up to 50 cases to update:

    • To select all displayed cases, click the checkbox in the header row, then select Edit.

      The Cases tab with all displayed cases selected and the Edit action highlighted in a red rectangle.
    • To select specific cases, click the checkbox for the cases you're updating, then select Edit.

      The Cases tab with the first four cases selected and the Edit action highlighted in a red rectangle.
  2. Select the checkbox for the attributes you're updating, then make your changes to the attribute:

    • Stage – Select a different case stage.

      If you change the case stage to Closed, you must select the reason why you're closing the case and optionally enter a comment before you can change the case stage.

    • Queue – Select a different queue. To update the assignee, you must select a queue.

    • Assignee – Select a different assignee responsible for responding to the case. You can only select from members of the selected queue. If you don't select a queue, the only assignee you can select is Unassigned.

    • Priority – Select a different priority.

    • MITRE TTPs – Select an ATT&CK technique. The technique is added to the cases and doesn't replace any existing techniques.

    • Use Cases – Select an Exabeam use case. The use case is added to the cases and doesn't replace any existing use cases.

    • Custom Tags – Select a tag. The tag is added to the cases and doesn't replace any existing tags.

    • In Add a note to all selected cases, enter the content for a note. You can enter up to 10,000 characters. To better communicate your message, you can also format the text.

      The note is added to the cases and doesn't replace any existing notes.

    For cases in the Closed stage, you can only update the Stage attribute. After you change the stage to any other stage besides Closed, you can update the other attributes.

  3. Click Update <#> Cases. While the cases are updating, you're free to continue your work or navigate to another page.

    When the cases have finished updating, you receive a <#> case(s) updated succesfully. notification.




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