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The following instructions assume that a Dynamic List already exists.
To add a Dynamic List to correlation rule:
1 Open the Correlation Rules Manager window and select a folder from the drop-down list to
which this rule is added.
2
Click Add button located on the top left corner of the screen. The Correlation Rule window
displays. Select Custom/Freeform Rule.
3 In the Custom/Freeform Rule window, write the condition for the rule including the name of
the dynamic list. For example,
filter(e.sev inlist Severity)
where Severity is the
dynamic list name.
4 Click Validate to test the validity of the rule.
5 After validation of the rule, click Next, the Update Criteria window displays.
6 Update the criteria for the rule to fire and click Next.
7 Provide a name to this rule. You have an option to modify the rule folder.
8 Provide rule description and click Next.
9 You have an option to create another rule from this wizard. Select your option and click Next.
NOTE: Users must have the permission to Start/Stop Correlation Engine to perform these actions.
The two states of Correlation engine are
Enable
Disable .
When the Correlation Engine is enabled, it processes active correlation Rules. When in a disabled
state, all its in-memory data is preserved and no new correlation events are generated. Disabling the
Correlation Engine does not affect other parts of the Sentinel system.
Correlation rules are stored in the Sentinel database. When you activate the Correlation Engine in
Sentinel Control Center, it requests the deployment information and rules from the database.
Changes to a rule are not reflected in the Correlation Engine until one of the following things
happens:
 The rule is undeployed, edited and redeployed.

The rule is freshly deployed
3.5 Correlation Engine