# Scope
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Defines the scope for recommendation generation, specifying which pillars and goals to focus on.

## Contents
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 ** pillars **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Scope-pillars"></a>
The AWS Well-Architected Framework pillars to include in the generation scope.  
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 5 items.  
Valid Values: `COST_OPTIMIZATION | SECURITY | RESILIENCE | PERFORMANCE | OPERATIONAL_EXCELLENCE`   
Required: Yes

 ** goalIds **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Scope-goalIds"></a>
Specific goal IDs to focus on during recommendation generation. Use `ListAgentGoals` to retrieve goal IDs.  
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 10 items.  
Pattern: `[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}`   
Required: No

 ** items **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Scope-items"></a>
An optional per-pillar filter. When you specify items, only the listed items are processed for each pillar. When you omit items, all items are processed.  
Type: Array of [PillarItem](API_PillarItem.md) objects  
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/Scope) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/wellarchitected-2020-03-31/Scope) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/wellarchitected-2020-03-31/Scope)