Configure watchdog

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read watchdog-configure.md

Use the watchdog configuration page to create new or update existing watchdogs with conditions that you want to specify. You can enable the notification for each watchdog, and get notified when the conditions are met.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_sec_cmn.admin

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Security Exposure Management Workspace.
Select Administration in the navigation pane.
Select Review on the Watchdogs tile.
Select the watchdog that you want to implement.

On the form, fill in the fields.

Field	Description
Name	Name of the watchdog.
Active	Set the check box to true to enable the watchdog.
Condition type	Choose from Filter or Script.
Advanced condition	This field appears only when Script is selected from Condition type.
Table	Select table to run the watchdog condition.
Condition	Condition to evaluate the watchdog.
Notify	Check box to notify the groups or users if the watchdog condition is met.
Users	List of users to be informed if the watchdog condition is met.
Groups	Group to be informed if the watchdog condition is met.
Watch log
Watchdog	Reference to the watchdog table.
Count	Number of records that meet the watchdog criteria.
Notes	Additional notes for the watchdog logs.

Select Update.

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---
title: Configure watchdog
description: Use the watchdog configuration page to create new or update existing watchdogs with conditions that you want to specify. You can enable the notification for each watchdog, and get notified when the conditions are met.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/watchdog-configure.html
release: australia
product: Vulnerability Response
classification: vulnerability-response
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Additional Vulnerability Response setup and configuration tasks, Vulnerability Response implementation, Vulnerability Response, Unified Security Exposure Management, Security Operations]
---

# Configure watchdog

Use the watchdog configuration page to create new or update existing watchdogs with conditions that you want to specify. You can enable the notification for each watchdog, and get notified when the conditions are met.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_sec\_cmn.admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Security Exposure Management Workspace**.

2.  Select **Administration** in the navigation pane.

3.  Select **Review** on the Watchdogs tile.

4.  Select the watchdog that you want to implement.

5.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Name|Name of the watchdog.|
    |Active|Set the check box to **true** to enable the watchdog.|
    |Condition type|Choose from Filter or Script.|
    |Advanced condition|This field appears only when Script is selected from Condition type.|
    |Table|Select table to run the watchdog condition.|
    |Condition|Condition to evaluate the watchdog.|
    |Notify|Check box to notify the groups or users if the watchdog condition is met.|
    |Users|List of users to be informed if the watchdog condition is met.|
    |Groups|Group to be informed if the watchdog condition is met.|
    |Watch log|
    |Watchdog|Reference to the watchdog table.|
    |Count|Number of records that meet the watchdog criteria.|
    |Notes|Additional notes for the watchdog logs.|

6.  Select **Update**.