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 Is this a backport? If so, please add backport PR # and/or commits #
 
+Do these changes introduce new permission(s) to be displayed in the static dropdown on the front-end? If so, please open a draft PR in the security dashboards plugin and link the draft PR here
+
 ### Testing
 [Please provide details of testing done: unit testing, integration testing and manual testing]
 
 ### Check List
 - [ ] New functionality includes testing
 - [ ] New functionality has been documented
+- [ ] New Roles/Permissions have a corresponding security dashboards plugin PR
 - [ ] Commits are signed per the DCO using --signoff
 
 By submitting this pull request, I confirm that my contribution is made under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license.