--- schema_version: "1" id: 13c96b50d1d2ed1dbd5c9bf230bd128b5a9bcea6aa388dfe2c1bf7fcf7167cc8 title: ConnectApi.AbstractRecommendationExplanation collection: legacydeveloper version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/legacydeveloper/current/en-us/apexref/apex_connectapi_output_abstract_rec_explanation.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_output_abstract_rec_explanation.htm source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: e87993f589a58f2da8dffe12b3cf943aee94d682481d04ad69251f706ac854ff description: Explanation for a Chatter recommendation. --- # ConnectApi.AbstractRecommendationExplanation Explanation for a Chatter recommendation. This class is abstract. Superclass of [ConnectApi.RecommendationExplanation](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_output_rec_explanation_summary.htm "Explanation for a Chatter recommendation.").
Property Name Type Description Available Version
summary String Summary explanation for the Chatter recommendation. 32.0
type ConnectApi.​Recommendation​ExplanationType Indicates the reason for the Chatter recommendation.
  • ArticleHasRelatedContent—Articles with related content to a context article.
  • ArticleViewedTogether—Articles often viewed together with the article that the context user just viewed.
  • ArticleViewedTogetherWithViewers—Articles often viewed together with other records that the context user views.
  • Custom—Custom recommendations.
  • FilePopular—Files with many followers or views.
  • FileViewedTogether—Files often viewed at the same time as other files that the context user views.
  • FollowedTogetherWithFollowees—Users often followed together with other records that the context user follows.
  • GroupMembersFollowed—Groups with members that the context user follows.
  • GroupNew—Recently created groups.
  • GroupPopular—Groups with many active members.
  • ItemViewedTogether—Records often viewed at the same time as other records that the context user views.
  • PopularApp—Applications that are popular.
  • RecordOwned—Records that the context user owns.
  • RecordParentOfFollowed—Parent records of records that the context user follows.
  • RecordViewed—Records that the context user recently viewed.
  • TopicFollowedTogether—Topics often followed together with the record that the context user just followed.
  • TopicFollowedTogetherWithFollowees—Topics often followed together with other records that the context user follows.
  • TopicPopularFollowed—Topics with many followers.
  • TopicPopularLiked—Topics on posts that have many likes.
  • UserDirectReport—Users who report to the context user.
  • UserFollowedTogether—Users often followed together with the record that the context user followed .
  • UserFollowsSameUsers—Users who follow the same users as the context user.
  • UserManager—The context user’s manager.
  • UserNew—Recently created users.
  • UserPeer—Users who report to the same manager as the context user.
  • UserPopular—Users with many followers.
  • UserViewingSameRecords—Users who view the same records as the context user.
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