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Metric Rules match expressions and variable extractions now also support colon (:) as a segment delimiter, alongside dot, gated behind metrics.rules.parser.enable.extended.delimiters (SUMO-292913). Useful for colon-separated identifiers like AWS ARNs. Adds a note that a colon-delimited expression matching nothing may mean the flag isn't enabled yet for the account.
Microsoft Manual of Style outranks Chicago in our style guide's reference precedence, and Microsoft recommends against suspended compound modifiers outside space-constrained contexts. Spells out "dot-delimited or colon-delimited" in full instead of "dot- or colon-delimited", and adds a Word List entry so this doesn't need re-litigating.
JV0812
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Sep 3, 2026
kimsauce
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Sep 3, 2026
- metric-rules-editor.md: "a match expression can be a dot-delimited or colon-delimited string" (was "one or more ... string", singular/plural mismatch). - word-list.md: closing period now inside the quote, matching the first example and the file's existing convention.
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Purpose of this pull request
Documents the colon-delimiter support for Metric Rules match expressions and variable extractions, per SUMO-292913 (enabling the
metrics.rules.parser.enable.extended.delimitersflag).Verified via
yarn build(no broken links/anchors).Select the type of change
Ticket (if applicable)
https://sumologic.atlassian.net/browse/DOCS-1852