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Updating a Sentinel Analytic Rule KQL Query

This page contains instructions to update an analytic rule's KQL query in Sentinel. This process is simple and requires minimal actions to be performed.

Instructions

  1. Go to the affected Sentinel workspace.

    If you are unsure where to find your workspaces, visit this link -> https://portal.azure.com/sentinel.

  2. Once you have selected your Sentinel workspace, on the left hand side of the screen, navigate to Configuration -> Analytics.

    (You may need to expand the sub-menus).

  3. Search for and select the affected analytic rule.

  4. Click on the Edit button.

    If the rule fly-out menu is not opening when selecting the rule, go to the right of the rule and click on the 3 dots button -> Edit.

  5. Select the Set rule logic tab.

    Analytic Rule Set Rule Logic Tab

  6. Locate the Rule query section.

    Edit the existing query in place, or paste in the updated query into the query text box.

  7. Select the Review + create tab.

    Analytic Rule Review and Create Tab

  8. At the bottom of the page -> click on the Save button to save the changes to the analytic rule.