Understanding Dictionary attributes for Antivirus Scanning

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Dictionary attributes alter the behavior of the table or element that the dictionary record describes. As an administrator, you can set the values of dictionary attributes to modify the behavior of the default Antivirus Scanning configuration.

Name	Value	Target element	Description
Exclude_from_antivirus_scan	true/false	any table	If true, file attachments on the table are excluded from the antivirus scan. See Configuring Antivirus Scanning
Supress_antivirus_email_notification	true/false	any table	If true, stops sending Platform-generated email notifications when a potentiality-infected file is identified.
Suppress_antivirus_ui_notification	true/false	any table	If true, stops Platform-generated UI notifications when a potentially-infected file is identified.

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# Understanding Dictionary attributes for Antivirus Scanning

Dictionary attributes alter the behavior of the table or element that the dictionary record describes. As an administrator, you can set the values of dictionary attributes to modify the behavior of the default Antivirus Scanning configuration.

|Name|Value|Target element|Description|
|----|-----|--------------|-----------|
|Exclude\_from\_antivirus\_scan|true/false|any table|If true, file attachments on the table are excluded from the antivirus scan. See [Configuring Antivirus Scanning](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/configure-antivirus-protection.md)|
|Supress\_antivirus\_email\_notification|true/false|any table|If true, stops sending Platform-generated email notifications when a potentiality-infected file is identified.|
|Suppress\_antivirus\_ui\_notification|true/false|any table|If true, stops Platform-generated UI notifications when a potentially-infected file is identified.|

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