Backslash cannot be used in regular expressions for capability requirements

Summary

The backslash character (), widely used in regular expressions, cannot be used for capabilities. When entering an expression that contains the character, such as windows\d (for the string windows followed by a digit) and clicking Add, the following error is returned: This entry cannot contain the character \.

Environment

• Bamboo 5.9.7 or 5.10

Steps to Reproduce

1. Log into Bamboo
2. Click on a plan to edit
3. On the top right click Actions and select Configure plan
4. Click on a job
5. Click the Requirements tab
6. From the Required capability dropdown select any value
7. From the dropdown to the right select matches
8. In the text field that appears enter windows\d
9. Click Add

Expected Results

The capability is added

Actual Results

The following error is displayed: This entry cannot contain the character \.

Workaround

There is no known workaround