Turn scan rules on or off

Who can use this feature?

• Organization administrators and workspace administrators.
• Available for all packages.

Changing the status of a scan rule to “On” or “Off” impacts what data is collected during automated scans on a specific website. When you turn a rule off, no data will be collected for that rule when you run a new scan.

On this page:

• Scan rules overview
• Turn rules off
• Turn rules on

Scan rules overview

By default, every rule for every testing tool is enabled in a scan. In some cases, however, you may want to exclude certain rules from the scan. Here are some potential reasons for doing so:

• A certain rule isn’t applicable to your website or product.
• Your team wants to use a custom configuration of rules to measure accessibility progress.
• Some rules may not be a focus for your team, so you wish to accept the risk of those issues to focus on other ones.
• A rule can’t be immediately addressed or involves effort from other teams, so it is temporarily being ignored.

If you need help deciding what’s best for your scans, request support.

Turn rules off

To turn rules off:

1. Go to Website/apps.
2. Choose the website you want to turn off the rule for.
3. Select the Scan settings icon.
4. Choose Scan rules.
5. Select the checkbox for each rule you would like to turn off.
6. Select Turn off rule(s).
7. Enter a reason for turning the rule off.
8. Select Ignore rule(s). Where can I find the past activity of a particular rule?
   
   

Turn rules on

To turn rules on:

1. Go to Website/apps.
2. Choose the website you want to turn off the rule for.
3. Select the Scan settings icon.
4. Choose Scan rules.
5. Select the checkbox for each rule you would like to turn on.
6. Select Turn on rule(s).
7. Enter a reason for turning the rule back on.
8. Select Include rule(s).