Azure Advisor Recommendation Export

Question

When downloading the recommendations as csv the field 'Resource Name' is the assessment key.
Is this intentional?

It is an ambiguous field name and leads to overhead in having to write-up what resource each advisory is for.

Answer 1

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The field name 'Resource Name' being used as the assessment key when downloading recommendations as CSV could indeed lead to ambiguity and additional overhead, especially when you need to clearly identify what each advisory or recommendation pertains to. Here are a few considerations and suggestions:

Yes, it is intentional that the 'Resource Name' field in the downloaded recommendations CSV file is the assessment key. The assessment key is a unique identifier for each assessment that is performed by Azure Advisor. It is used to identify the specific resource that the recommendation is for.

I understand that this can be confusing and lead to overhead in having to write-up what resource each advisory is for. However, you can use the 'Resource ID' field in the CSV file to identify the specific resource that the recommendation is for. The 'Resource ID' field contains the full Azure Resource Manager ID for the resource.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please let us know.

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