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[Redo][7.17-8.5] Highlight that rule exceptions are case-sensitive #4806

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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions docs/detections/detections-ui-exceptions.asciidoc
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Expand Up @@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ The *Add Rule Exception* flyout opens (the example below was opened from the Ale
image::images/add-exception-ui.png[]
. Use the following settings to add conditions that define when the exception prevents alerts. In the example above, the exception prevents the rule from generating alerts when the
`svchost.exe` process runs on agent hostname `siem-kibana`.
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IMPORTANT: Rule exceptions are case-sensitive, which means that any character that's entered as an uppercase or lowercase letter will be treated as such. In the event you _don't_ want a field evaluated as case-sensitive, some ECS fields have a `.caseless` version that you can use.

.. *Field*: Select a field to identify the event being filtered.

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image::images/endpoint-add-exp.png[]
. If required, modify the conditions.
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IMPORTANT: Rule exceptions are case-sensitive, which means that any character that's entered as an uppercase or lowercase letter will be treated as such. In the event you _don't_ want a field evaluated as case-sensitive, some ECS fields have a `.caseless` version that you can use.
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NOTE: Refer to <<ex-nested-conditions>> for more information on when nested conditions are required.

. You can select any of the following:
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