VMware Aria Operations accessibility compliance provides several interactive elements that can be operated using a keyboard and screen reader.

Keyboard Support

Table 1. Tooltips, Grid Sorting, Drag and Drop, and Combo-box with the X icon
Component Description Examples
Open and Close Tooltips Navigate through elements using the TAB key.

Open tooltips using the Ctrl + i keys.

Close tooltips using the ESC key.

 Navigate through elements in the workbench page and open and close tooltips.
  1. From the left menu, click Operations > Troubleshoot.
  2. Click on a card.

    If no card is available, search for a resource and click on it.

  3. Use the TAB key to navigate through the elements.
  4. Click Ctrl + i to open a tooltip and once done, click the ESC key to close it.
Navigate to the object relation chart and open and close tooltips.
  1. From the left menu, navigate to Inventory > Inventory Panel (Detailed View) > Integrations > All Objects.
  2. Use the hierarchies in the left pane to locate the objects that you want and then click the Metrics tab.
  3. Click Show Object Relationship.
  4. Use the TAB key to navigate through the elements.
  5. Click Ctrl + i to open a tooltip and once done, click the ESC key to close it.
Open Tooltips Navigate through the alerts grid using the TAB key.

Open tooltips using the Ctrl + i keys.

 Navigate through the inventory page and open tooltips.
  1. From the left menu, click Operations > Configurations, and then click the Inventory Management tile > Objects tab.
  2. Use the TAB key to navigate to the Relevance column and then click Ctrl+i to open the tooltip.
Navigate through the alerts grid and open tooltips.
  1. From the left the menu, click Operations > Alerts.
  2. Select an alert from the list to enable the Actions menu.
  3. Use the TAB key to navigate to the Importance column and then click Ctrl+i to open the tooltip.
Grid Sorting Sort columns that can be sorted using the Enter or Space keys. Sort a grid.
  1. Navigate to a column header.
  2. Use the Enter or Space keys to sort the columns.
Drag and Drop Drag and drop elements using the TAB and Enter keys.
Note: If the default functionality of the Enter key has changed, you must use Ctrl+Enter instead.
Drag and drop alert symptoms.
  1. From the left the menu, click Operations > Configurations, and then click the Alert Definitions tile.
  2. Click Add and enter the alert definition details and then click Next.
  3. On the Symptoms tab, use the TAB key to navigate through the grid and click the Enter key on the first column to select one of the symptoms.
  4. Use the TAB key again to navigate through the drop areas and then click the Enter key to drop the symptom.
  5. Click ESC to cancel the action.
Combo-box with an X icon Use the X icon or the Delete key to clear any combo-box in VMware Aria Operations. Clear the combo-box for alerts.
  1. From the left menu, click Operations > Configurations, and then click the Alerts Definitions tile.
  2. Click Add and enter the alert definition details and then click Next.
  3. Click the X icon to clear it.
  4. (Optional) Click the Delete key to clear it.