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# Automation Exclusion Center permissions

Controls access to the Automation Exclusion Center (**Settings** → **Configurations** → **Automation** → **Automation Exclusion Center**), which prevents a command or script from a remediation action. For more information, see [Automation Exclusion Center](/cortex-xdr-5.x/detect-investigate-and-respond-to-threats/investigate-and-respond-to-cases/automation/automation-exclusion-center.md).

| Permission | Description                                                                                                                                           | Roles Example                                                                                          |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| None       | Cannot access the Automation Exclusion Center, view any exclusion policies, or view excluded assets.                                                  | SOC Tier 1: Do not need to view exclusion policies or excluded assets.                                 |
| View       | Can access the Automation Exclusion Center (read-only), view exclusion policies, excluded assets and counts, and view policy compliance status.       | SOC Tier 2 and 3 Analysts and Threat Hunters: Need View access to help understand automation behavior. |
| View/Edit  | All View capabilities, plus create new exclusion policies, edit existing policies, delete policies, manage asset exclusions, and update policy rules. | Security Engineers: Need to configure automation behavior and permissions.                             |

**Required and recommended permissions**

Consider adding the following permissions:

| Permission     | Permission Level  | Reason                                                                                                                                             |
| -------------- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Playbooks      | Enabled           | Strongly recommended to understand which playbooks are impacted by exclusions.                                                                     |
| Scripts        | Enabled           | Strongly recommended for Playbooks; exclusions may reference scripts.                                                                              |
| Cases & Issues | View or View/Edit | Exclusions applied to cases (need context). View/Edit Recommended to trigger playbooks. Helps manage exclusions effectively. Strongly recommended. |


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