You can now exclude many similar logins with a single Do Not Track rule. Add an asterisk to the username, the logon domain, or both, and one wildcard rule covers every matching login.
Wildcard rules are available to Early Access accounts first. We're targeting General Availability by the end of Q4 2026, pending Early Access feedback.
Critical information:
Status
- Early Access (EA): Available to select accounts upon request. Production-ready but may have limited features.
Availability
- Packages: All accounts
- Rollout schedule: Accounts are enabled after they're added to the Early Access opt-in list.
What's new
Feature description
Global logins on the Do Not Track page now support wildcard patterns. Instead of adding system users, test accounts and default users one login at a time, you can exclude every matching login across devices and domains with one rule. ActivTrak shows you the tracked users a pattern will match before you save it.
Key capabilities
- Wildcard patterns in global logins: Add an asterisk (*) to the username, the logon domain, or both fields so one rule covers every matching login
- Flexible placement: Put the asterisk at the beginning of a value, at the end, or both
- Review before you save: ActivTrak checks that the pattern is valid and doesn't already exist, then lists the tracked users it matches
- Wildcard logins filter: Show only wildcard rules in the Do Not Track table
- Search by asterisk: Enter * in the search field to list every wildcard rule
- One consolidated table: Wildcard rules appear alongside your other Do Not Track rules, and individual logins already covered by a wildcard rule are hidden from the list
Use cases
- System and default accounts: Exclude service, system and default users that appear on many devices and domains with one rule instead of dozens of entries.
- Test accounts: Keep test logins out of your data without maintaining a long list of individual exclusions.
- Domain-level exclusions: Exclude every login in a domain, or every domain that ends in a set value, with one rule.
Before you add a rule
When you add a wildcard rule, matching tracked users are set to untracked and their historical data is permanently deleted. Review the matched users before you select Add login.
An asterisk in the middle of a value isn't supported. A rule can't use only an asterisk in both the username and logon domain fields; at least one field must include text besides the asterisk.
You can create up to three wildcard patterns. An exact username with a wildcard domain (for example, admin on any domain) doesn't count toward the limit. Every other wildcard pattern does. You can edit one wildcard pattern into another within the limit, and deleting a wildcard pattern frees a slot. To raise the limit, contact support@activtrak.com.
Target audience
- Primary personas: IT Administrators, System Administrators, ActivTrak Account Administrators
Support resources
- Documentation: Manage Do Not Track Rules
Support contacts
- General support: https://www.activtrak.com/support/
- Feature-specific support: Contact your Customer Success team