# SelectionConfig
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Defines how operations are selected for a service-level SLO.

## Contents
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 ** Type **   <a name="applicationsignals-Type-SelectionConfig-Type"></a>
The strategy for selecting operations to include in a service-level SLO.  
+  `EXPLICIT` — You provide a specific list of operations in the `Components` field of `CompositeSliConfig`.
+  `PREFIX` — You provide a prefix string in the `Pattern` field of `SelectionConfig`, and all operations whose names start with the prefix are included.
+  `REGEX` — You provide a regular expression in the `Pattern` field of `SelectionConfig`, and all operations whose names match the pattern are included.
Type: String  
Valid Values: `EXPLICIT | PREFIX | REGEX`   
Required: Yes

 ** Pattern **   <a name="applicationsignals-Type-SelectionConfig-Pattern"></a>
A prefix string or regular expression that specifies which operations to include in a service-level SLO. When `SelectionType` is `PREFIX`, this value is a prefix string that matches the beginning of operation names. When `SelectionType` is `REGEX`, this value is a regular expression that matches operation names.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `.+`   
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/application-signals-2024-04-15/SelectionConfig) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/application-signals-2024-04-15/SelectionConfig) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/application-signals-2024-04-15/SelectionConfig)