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Add call to action for account entity naming updates
Added a call to action regarding updates to account entity naming in incidents and alerts, including guidance on updating queries and automation logic.
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[!INCLUDE [reference-to-feature-availability](includes/reference-to-feature-availability.md)]
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## November 2025
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- [Call to action: update queries and automation by December 13, 2025 - standardized account entity naming in incidents and alerts](#call-to-action-update-queries-and-automation-by-december-13-2025---standardized-account-entity-naming-in-incidents-and-alerts)
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### Call to action: update queries and automation by December 13, 2025 - standardized account entity naming in incidents and alerts
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Microsoft Sentinel is updating how it identifies account entities in incidents and alerts. This change introduces a standardized naming logic to improve consistency and reliability across your analytics and automation workflows.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> This change might affect your analytic rules, automation rules, playbooks, workbooks, hunting queries, and custom integrations.
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Sentinel will now select the most reliable account identifier using the following priority:
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1. **UPN prefix** – the part before “@” in a User Principal Name
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- Example: `[email protected]``john.doe`
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1. **Name** – used if UPN prefix is unavailable
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1. **Display Name** – fallback if both above are missing
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Update your KQL queries and automation logic to follow the new precedence-aware pattern. Use the [`coalesce()`(/kusto/query/coalesce-function)](/kusto/query/coalesce-function) function to ensure compatibility:
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```kql
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coalesce(Account.UPNprefix, Account.Name, Account.DisplayName)
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```
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Test all changes in a nonproduction workspace before rolling out to production.
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## October 2025
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- [Export STIX threat intelligence objects (Preview)](#export-stix-threat-intelligence-objects-preview)
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- [Use STIX/TAXII to import and export threat intelligence in Microsoft Sentinel](connect-threat-intelligence-taxii.md)
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- [Export threat intelligence](work-with-threat-indicators.md#export-threat-intelligence)
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### Call to action: update queries and automation by December 13, 2025 - standardized account entity naming in incidents and alerts
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Microsoft Sentinel is updating how it identifies account entities in incidents and alerts. This change introduces a standardized naming logic to improve consistency and reliability across your analytics and automation workflows.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> This change might affect your analytic rules, automation rules, playbooks, workbooks, hunting queries, and custom integrations.
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Sentinel will now select the most reliable account identifier using the following priority:
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1. **UPN prefix** – the part before “@” in a User Principal Name
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- Example: `[email protected]``john.doe`
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1. **Name** – used if UPN prefix is unavailable
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1. **Display Name** – fallback if both above are missing
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Update your KQL queries and automation logic to follow the new precedence-aware pattern. Use the [`coalesce()`(/kusto/query/coalesce-function)](/kusto/query/coalesce-function) function to ensure compatibility:
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```kql
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coalesce(Account.UPNprefix, Account.Name, Account.DisplayName)
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Test all changes in a nonproduction workspace before rolling out to production.
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## September 2025
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