# TradeOff
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A negative trade-off from acting on the recommendation.

## Contents
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 ** description **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-TradeOff-description"></a>
A description of the specific risk and the condition that triggers it.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 30. Maximum length of 450.  
Required: Yes

 ** mitigation **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-TradeOff-mitigation"></a>
A specific action to mitigate the trade-off and when to take it.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 30. Maximum length of 450.  
Required: Yes

 ** pillar **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-TradeOff-pillar"></a>
The pillar that could be negatively impacted.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `COST_OPTIMIZATION | SECURITY | RESILIENCE | PERFORMANCE | OPERATIONAL_EXCELLENCE`   
Required: Yes

 ** risk **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-TradeOff-risk"></a>
The risk rating for the trade-off.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `LOW | MEDIUM | HIGH`   
Required: Yes

 ** title **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-TradeOff-title"></a>
A short phrase describing what is lost or degraded.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 80.  
Required: Yes

 ** riskExplanation **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-TradeOff-riskExplanation"></a>
An optional explanation providing additional context for the risk rating.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 160.  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/wellarchitected-2020-03-31/TradeOff) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/wellarchitected-2020-03-31/TradeOff) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/wellarchitected-2020-03-31/TradeOff)