# Answer
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An answer of the question.

## Contents
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 ** ChoiceAnswers **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Answer-ChoiceAnswers"></a>
A list of selected choices to a question in your workload.  
Type: Array of [ChoiceAnswer](API_ChoiceAnswer.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** Choices **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Answer-Choices"></a>
List of choices available for a question.  
Type: Array of [Choice](API_Choice.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** HelpfulResourceDisplayText **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Answer-HelpfulResourceDisplayText"></a>
The helpful resource text to be displayed for a custom lens.  
This field does not apply to AWS official lenses.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.  
Required: No

 ** HelpfulResourceUrl **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Answer-HelpfulResourceUrl"></a>
The helpful resource URL.  
For AWS official lenses, this is the helpful resource URL for a question or choice.  
For custom lenses, this is the helpful resource URL for a question and is only provided if `HelpfulResourceDisplayText` was specified for the question.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 2048.  
Required: No

 ** ImprovementPlanUrl **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Answer-ImprovementPlanUrl"></a>
The improvement plan URL for a question in an AWS official lenses.  
This value is only available if the question has been answered.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 2048.  
Required: No

 ** IsApplicable **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Answer-IsApplicable"></a>
Defines whether this question is applicable to a lens review.  
Type: Boolean  
Required: No

 ** JiraConfiguration **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Answer-JiraConfiguration"></a>
Configuration of the Jira integration.  
Type: [JiraConfiguration](API_JiraConfiguration.md) object  
Required: No

 ** Notes **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Answer-Notes"></a>
The notes associated with the workload.  
For a review template, these are the notes that will be associated with the workload when the template is applied.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 2084.  
Required: No

 ** PillarId **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Answer-PillarId"></a>
The ID used to identify a pillar, for example, `security`.  
A pillar is identified by its [PillarReviewSummary:PillarId](API_PillarReviewSummary.md#wellarchitected-Type-PillarReviewSummary-PillarId).  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.  
Required: No

 ** QuestionDescription **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Answer-QuestionDescription"></a>
The description of the question.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1024.  
Required: No

 ** QuestionId **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Answer-QuestionId"></a>
The ID of the question.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.  
Required: No

 ** QuestionTitle **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Answer-QuestionTitle"></a>
The title of the question.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 512.  
Required: No

 ** Reason **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Answer-Reason"></a>
The reason why the question is not applicable to your workload.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `OUT_OF_SCOPE | BUSINESS_PRIORITIES | ARCHITECTURE_CONSTRAINTS | OTHER | NONE`   
Required: No

 ** Risk **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Answer-Risk"></a>
The risk for a given workload, lens review, pillar, or question.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `UNANSWERED | HIGH | MEDIUM | NONE | NOT_APPLICABLE`   
Required: No

 ** SelectedChoices **   <a name="wellarchitected-Type-Answer-SelectedChoices"></a>
List of selected choice IDs in a question answer.  
The values entered replace the previously selected choices.  
Type: Array of strings  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.  
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\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/wellarchitected-2020-03-31/Answer) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/wellarchitected-2020-03-31/Answer) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/wellarchitected-2020-03-31/Answer)