Recommendations are probable solutions for an alert generated in vRealize Operations . You can create a library of recommendations that include instructions to your environment administrators or actions that they can run to resolve an alert.

Where You Find Recommendations

To define recommendations, click Configure > Alerts, and then in the right pane, click Recommendations.

You can also define recommendations when you create an alert definition.

Table 1. Recommendations Overview Options
Option Description
Toolbar options
Use the toolbar options to manage your recommendations.
  • Add. Add a recommendation.
Click the horizontal ellipsis to perform the following actions.
  • Edit. Modify the selected recommendation.
  • Delete. Remove the selected recommendation.
  • Clone. Create a copy of the selected recommendation so that you can create a new recommendation that uses the current one.
  • Export. Downloads the recommendations.
  • Import. Allows you to import recommendations. To import:
    • Click the Import option from the horizontal ellipsis.
    • Click Browse and select the file to import.
    • Select if you want to Overwrite or Skip the file in case of a conflict.
    • Click Import to import the recommendation, and click Done.
Quick Filter

Limits the list based on the text you type.

You can also sort on the columns in the data grid.

Description

Displays the recommendation text that is provided when the alert is generated.

Click this link to view the Details Page. On this page, you can view the alert definitions assigned for a particular recommendation. To remove the selected recommendation from all alert definitions, click Edit and then, in the Edit Recommendation page, click Remove from all.
Action

If the recommendation includes running an action, the name of the action is displayed.

Alert Definitions Displays the number of alert definitions assigned for a particular recommendation.
Defined By Indicates whether the recommendation was created by a user or provided with a solution adapter.
Last Modified Displays the date on which the recommendation was last modified.
Modified By Displays the name of the user who last modified the recommendation.