# Exclude rules from policy validation

If you do not want to validate a certain rule in the policy, you can exclude the rule from policy validation.

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## Steps

Right-click the rule in the Issues pane and select Disable All Issues for the Rule.
The rule is no longer checked when you validate the policy. A green check mark is added to the rule’s ID cell in the rule table. It shows that the rule’s Validation Settings are not the same as the policy’s Validation Settings.