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AWS waf documentation change

Service: waf · 2025-08-28 · Documentation low

File: waf/latest/developerguide/web-acl-testing-activities.md

Summary

Updated metrics visibility documentation to match changes in waf-metrics.md

Security assessment

Synchronized documentation about metrics visibility with other files. No security implications identified in these consistency updates.

Diff

diff --git a/waf/latest/developerguide/web-acl-testing-activities.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/web-acl-testing-activities.md
index 80d9ddb6d..20b1b7b64 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/web-acl-testing-activities.md
+++ b//waf/latest/developerguide/web-acl-testing-activities.md
@@ -45 +45 @@ For more information, see [Log fields for protection pack (web ACL) traffic](./l
-       * **Rule groups owned by another account** – Rule group metrics are generally visible only to the rule group owner. However, if you override the rule action for a rule, the metrics for that rule will be listed under your protection pack (web ACL) metrics. Additionally, labels added by any rule group are listed in your protection pack (web ACL) metrics
+       * **Rule groups owned by another account** – Rule group metrics are generally visible only to the rule group owner. However, if you override the rule action for a rule, the metrics for that rule will be listed under your protection pack (web ACL) metrics. Additionally, labels added by any rule group are listed in your protection pack (web ACL) metrics.
@@ -47 +47 @@ For more information, see [Log fields for protection pack (web ACL) traffic](./l
-Rule groups in this category are [AWS Managed Rules for AWS WAF](./aws-managed-rule-groups.html), [AWS Marketplace rule groups](./marketplace-rule-groups.html), [Recognizing rule groups provided by other services](./waf-service-owned-rule-groups.html), and rule groups that are shared with you by another account. 
+Rule groups in this category are [AWS Managed Rules for AWS WAF](./aws-managed-rule-groups.html), [AWS Marketplace rule groups](./marketplace-rule-groups.html), [Recognizing rule groups provided by other services](./waf-service-owned-rule-groups.html), and rule groups that are shared with you by another account. When a protection pack (web ACL) is deployed through Firewall Manager, any rules within the WebACL that have a Count action will not display their metrics in the member account.