Are updated Bot Rules applied restrospectively?

[AWalsh1]

If I add new IP addresses to my Bot Rules and re-import, do the changes get applied retrospectively or does Adobe just block suspected bot traffic from the newly added IP addresses going forward?

[bjoern__koth]

Hi @AWalsh1 

no, bot rules are not working retroactively.

For what it's worth, here's a documentation that covers the processing order in Adobe Analytics