Accessibility Compliance

VMware Aria Operations
accessibility compliance provides several interactive elements that can be operated using a keyboard and screen reader.

Keyboard Support

Tooltips, Grid Sorting, Drag and Drop, and Combo-box with the X icon
Component
Description
Examples
Open and Close Tooltips
Navigate through elements using the
TAB
key.
Open tooltips using the
Ctrl + i
keys.
Close tooltips using the
ESC
key.
Navigate through elements in the workbench page and open and close tooltips.
  1. In the menu, click
    Home
    >
    Troubleshoot
    and then click
    Workbench.
  2. Click on a card.
    If no card is available, search for a resource and click on it.
  3. Use the
    TAB
    key to navigate through the elements.
  4. Click
    Ctrl + i
    to open a tooltip and once done, click the
    ESC
    key to close it.
Navigate to the object relation chart and open and close tooltips.
  1. In the menu, click
    Environment
    >
    All Objects
    .
  2. Use the hierarchies in the left pane to locate the objects that you want and then click the
    Metrics
    tab.
  3. Click
    Show Object Relationship
    .
  4. Use the
    TAB
    key to navigate through the elements.
  5. Click
    Ctrl + i
    to open a tooltip and once done, click the
    ESC
    key to close it.
Open Tooltips
Navigate through the alerts grid using the
TAB
key.
Open tooltips using the
Ctrl + i
keys.
Navigate through the inventory page and open tooltips.
  1. In the menu, click
    Administration
    >
    Inventory
    and then click the
    Objects
    tab.
  2. Use the
    TAB
    key to navigate to the
    Relevance
    column and then click
    Ctrl+i
    to open the tooltip.
Navigate through the alerts grid and open tooltips.
  1. In the menu, click
    Alerts
    >
    Triggered Alerts
    and then click
    All
    .
  2. Select an alert from the list to enable the Actions menu.
  3. Use the
    TAB
    key to navigate to the
    Importance
    column and then click
    Ctrl+i
    to open the tooltip.
Grid Sorting
Sort columns that can be sorted using the
Enter
or
Space
keys.
Sort a grid.
  1. Navigate to a column header.
  2. Use the
    Enter
    or
    Space
    keys to sort the columns.
Drag and Drop
Drag and drop elements using the
TAB
and
Enter
keys.
If the default functionality of the
Enter
key has changed, you must use
Ctrl+Enter
instead.
Drag and drop alert symptoms.
  1. In the menu, click
    Alerts
    >
    Configuration
    and then click
    Alert Definitions
    .
  2. Click
    Add
    and enter the alert definition details and then click
    Next
    .
  3. On the
    Symptoms
    tab, use the
    TAB
    key to navigate through the grid and click the
    Enter
    key on the first column to select one of the symptoms.
  4. Use the
    TAB
    key again to navigate through the drop areas and then click the
    Enter
    key to drop the symptom.
  5. Click
    ESC
    to cancel the action.
Combo-box with an X icon
Use the
X
icon or the
Delete
key to clear any combo-box in
VMware Aria Operations
.
Clear the combo-box for alerts.
  1. In the menu, click
    Alerts
    >
    Configuration
    and then click
    Alert Definitions
    .
  2. Click
    Add
    and enter the alert definition details and then click
    Next
    .
  3. Click the
    X
    icon to clear it.
  4. Click the
    Delete
    key to clear it.