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# Adding predictors

Add additional predictors to a risk policy to identify possible fraudulent user behaviors.

PingOne Protect allows you to add additional predictors to the out-of-the-box predictors in a risk policy. You can add custom predictors, composite predictors, and additional versions of certain out-of-the-box predictors. Learn more in [Predictors](p1_protect_risk_predictors.html), [Adding custom predictors](p1_protect_adding_custom_predictors.html), and [Adding composite predictors](p1_protect_adding_composite_predictors.html).

When you create a new predictor, it's included by default in any subsequent risk policies you create.

When creating predictors, consider the following points regarding the relationship between the **Predictors** page and the **Risk Policies** page:

* When you create a new environment, it includes a default risk policy.

* When you first go to the **Predictors** page, you see the predictors that are included in the default risk policy.

* When you customize predictors, you see the change immediately in any risk policies that use the predictors that you modified.

* When you create new predictors, you can use them when you update existing risk policies or when you create new risk policies.

Most out-of-the-box predictors have settings you can configure. Learn more in [Configuring predictors](p1_protect_managing_predictors.html).

For most scenarios, you don't need to add additional out-of-the-box predictors, but there could be specific circumstances when you need to add them. As an example scenario, you have a different risk policy for different user populations: one group of users travels frequently, and the other group never travels. In this scenario, you can add two **User Location Anomaly** predictors, each configured with a different radius distance and use the two predictors in different risk policies.

To add predictors:

## Steps

1. In the PingOne admin console, go to **Threat Protection > Predictors**.

2. To add a new predictor, click the **[icon: plus, set=fa]**icon.

3. For **Predictor**, choose the predictor type you want to add.

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   |   | You can only add additional predictors of certain predictor types. |

4. In the **Display Name** field, enter a name for the predictor.

   The display name is used in the **Threat Protection Dashboard** and policy configuration.

5. In the **Compact Name** field, enter a short name that is returned in the API response.

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   |   | You can't change the compact name after it's been saved. |

6. [Configure the predictor](p1_protect_managing_predictors.html).

7. Click **Save**.