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title: "Playbook Configuration"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuideNIOSforSplunkSOAR/1688733298/Playbook%20Configuration"
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The following configuration steps apply to all playbooks, with notes for specific ones.

### Importing and Selecting the Asset

After importing the .tgz playbook select the asset in Playbook Editor:

1. To open the Playbook Editor, go to Playbooks and click on a playbook.
2. Locate the relevant action block (e.g., Create Response Policy Zone, IP Lookup) or you will see a Missing Configuration warning at the top.

![image-20250924-134219.png](media://50017cd4-8851-4273-ab35-cbe5f96012ff)

3. Under Asset, select the asset configured for Infoblox NIOS.

![image-20250924-134324.png](media://38add9d9-02cc-4ad5-9f82-df61150ceb61)

4. After adding the asset, click Save to save the playbook. Then, add a comment and click Save again

![image-20250924-134602.png](media://43601d33-f52a-4e03-a574-428097e3f452)

### Mark Playbook as Active

In Playbook Settings, toggle the Active switch to enable automated triggering.

![image-20250925-084729.png](media://eabda1d9-88da-4f12-b9be-a799087f4af9)

### Block / Unblock Playbooks

In the Data Preview panel:

1. Select an existing or manually created SOAR event.

![image-20250925-084849.png](media://43cb5f4d-95d6-4f3c-b418-5708db08e576)

2. Click Save and Run.
3. When prompted on the event page, provide the indicator to be blocked/unblocked.
4. The playbook will execute on that event.

### Input Playbooks (IP, Host, MAC, Asset Data)

In the Data Preview panel (right side of Playbook Editor):

1. Select a manually created event in SOAR for testing.
2. Open the Debugger panel.

![image-20250925-102232.png](media://f5399b80-3933-4046-8314-fa002839435b)

3. In Test Inputs, enter the indicator IP/MAC/Host.
4. Click Test.
5. Check the selected event for playbook results.

*Notes:*

- *For automated playbooks, confirm trigger conditions (e.g., artifact creation).*
- *For manual execution, ensure correct event label assignment.*
- *Use SOAR debug logs for troubleshooting failures.*