Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Automation Engineer (PCSAE) — Question 49

Which two statements describe how timers are configured to start and stop automatically in a playbook? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Use a field of Number to count the number of seconds elapsed between two tasks
• B. After the playbook has run, calculate the total time taken and set the timer field with this value
• C. To begin counting time taken, add a task in the playbook with automation startTimer. To end the counting, add a task with automation stopTimer
• D. From the Timers tab of the playbook task, choose the action for the timer and the timer field to perform the action on

Correct answer: B, D

Explanation

Option B is correct because it indicates that after the playbook runs, the total time is calculated and assigned to the timer field. Option D is also correct as it describes the process of selecting timer actions from the Timers tab. Options A and C are incorrect as they do not accurately represent the automatic configuration of timers in the context of a playbook.