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Splunk Enterprise Security -> Incident Review -> What capability is required to "Edit Selected"

pkeller
Contributor

In the Incident Review panel, we select a Notable Event, click on Edit Selected and a form pops up.
I chose the first dropdown, selected "ACKIN" and clicked on Save and was returned:

Unable to change 1 events: transition from New to ACKIN is not allowed (1 event)

The user has both "edit_reviewstatuses" and "edit_notable_events" yet the error is returned.

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lakshman239
Influencer

I believe you are using custom notable and/or investigation status and the transition status seems to have not been defined. You can review and update them or create new transitions using GUI https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/ES/5.3.0/Admin/Investigationstatus [ You may need ess_admin or an equivalent role to define]

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Pranav_Support
Explorer

Adding the 'ess_user' Role:

To edit and create a new 'Incident Review' while still in the 'user' role, you need to add the 'ess_user' role to your current user role. This is necessary because we have set capabilities related to 'ess_user', which are required for this task.

The 'ess_user' should be given the following capabilities:

- edit_notable_events: This allows the role to create new (ad-hoc) Notable Events and edit existing ones.
- edit_log_review_settings: This permits the role to edit Incident Review settings.

By adding these capabilities, you should be able to edit and create a new 'Incident Review'.

Configuring Permissions in Splunk Enterprise Security:

This can be done by navigating to Configure -> General -> Permission in Splunk Enterprise Security. Ensure the 'ess_user' is given the following permissions:

- Create New Notable Events
- Edit Incident Review
- Edit Notable Events

Note: The 'ess_analyst' role can be directly assigned to a user, enabling them to manage Incident Review dashboards. A user with 'ess_analyst' must be able to edit notable events.

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lakshman239
Influencer

I believe you are using custom notable and/or investigation status and the transition status seems to have not been defined. You can review and update them or create new transitions using GUI https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/ES/5.3.0/Admin/Investigationstatus [ You may need ess_admin or an equivalent role to define]

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pkeller
Contributor

Thank you very much. I'll look into this.

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