diff --git a/salt/idstools/soc_idstools.yaml b/salt/idstools/soc_idstools.yaml
index 2a411004d..e0ad6ba98 100644
--- a/salt/idstools/soc_idstools.yaml
+++ b/salt/idstools/soc_idstools.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 idstools:
   config:
     oinkcode:
-      description: Enter your registration code for paid rulesets.
+      description: Enter your registration/oink code for paid NIDS rulesets.
+      title: registraion code
       global: True
       helpLink: rules.html
     ruleset:
-      description: Define the ruleset you want to run. Options are ETOPEN or ETPRO.
+      description: Defines the ruleset you want to run. Options are ETOPEN or ETPRO.
       global: True
       regex:  ETPRO\b|ETOPEN\b
       helpLink: rules.html
@@ -15,26 +16,28 @@ idstools:
       helpLink: rules.html
   sids:
     disabled:
-      description: List of SIDS that you want to disable.
+      description: Contains the list of NIDS rules manually disabled across the grid. To disable a rule, add its signature ID (SID) to the Current Grid Value box, one entry per line. To disable multiple rules, you can use regular expressions.
       global: True
       multiline: True
       forcedType: "[]string"
+      regex: \d*|re:.*
       helpLink: managing-alerts.html
     enabled:
-      description: List of SIDS that are disabled by the rule source that you want to enable.
+      description: Contains the list of NIDS rules manually enabled across the grid. To enable a rule, add its signature ID (SID) to the Current Grid Value box, one entry per line. To enable multiple rules, you can use regular expressions.
       global: True
       multiline: True
       forcedType: "[]string"
+      regex: \d*|re:.*
       helpLink: managing-alerts.html
     modify:
-      description: List of SIDS that you want to modify.
+      description: Contains the list of NIDS rules that were modified from their default values. Entries must adhere to the following format - SID "REGEX_SEARCH_TERM" "REGEX_REPLACE_TERM"
       global: True
       multiline: True
       forcedType: "[]string"
       helpLink: managing-alerts.html
   rules:
     local__rules:
-      description: This is where custom Suricata rules are entered.
+      description: Contains the list of custom NIDS rules applied to the grid. To add custom NIDS rules to the grid, enter one rule per line in the Current Grid Value box.
       file: True
       global: True
       advanced: True