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[8.1] [Redo][7.17-8.5] Highlight that rule exceptions are case-sensitive (#4806) #4919

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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion docs/detections/detections-ui-exceptions.asciidoc
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[IMPORTANT]
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* 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.

* You can use nested conditions. However, this is only required for
<<nested-field-list, these fields>>. For all other fields, nested conditions
should not be used.
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. If required, modify the conditions.
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NOTE: See <<ex-nested-conditions>> for more information on when nested conditions are required.
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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.


. You can select any of the following:

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[role="screenshot"]
image::images/actions-exception-list.png[Detail of Exception lists table with export and delete buttons highlighted,400]