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Azure Advisor: Auto-Dismiss Recommendations

Overview​

When you dismiss a recommendation in Spotto, this permission lets Spotto dismiss the same recommendation in Azure Advisor, so dismissed recommendations don't reappear in Azure reports.

Required Permissions​

This feature requires the following Azure RBAC actions:

  • Microsoft.Advisor/recommendations/suppressions/write
  • Microsoft.Advisor/recommendations/suppressions/delete
  • Microsoft.Advisor/recommendations/write

How to Assign the Role​

We recommend using a custom role with minimal permissions. In the Spotto Portal, you'll see a "Custom Role for Least Privilege" section that contains a JSON template tailored to the permissions you've selected.

  1. In the Cloud Accounts form, enable the write permissions you need
  2. Expand the "Custom Role for Least Privilege" section
  3. Copy the JSON template provided
  4. Follow the instructions in the Custom Roles guide to create and assign the role in Azure

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Troubleshooting​

Dismiss in Spotto doesn’t dismiss in Azure Advisor​

What you're seeing: You dismiss a recommendation in Spotto, but it remains active in Azure Advisor. Likely causes:

  • The write access credential lacks the required Advisor suppressions permissions.
  • Azure role changes haven’t propagated yet.
  • The recommendation is outside the subscription scope you configured. How to fix:
  1. Confirm the write access service principal has the required actions listed under Required Permissions.
  2. Wait 5–10 minutes after role assignment changes and retry.
  3. Verify the recommendation belongs to a subscription where write permissions are enabled.

Next Steps​

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