1. In a database environment, a software framework for facilitating an interaction between an advisor component and another entity, the software framework comprising: a task configured to perform an operation in a database, in response to a circumstance in the database; and an advisor component associated with the task and configured to assist in the performance of the operation, wherein the advisor component is configured to interact with an entity in a standardized manner, and wherein the advisor generates a data structure comprising: at least one finding, wherein the at least one finding comprises information about a result of an analysis performed by the advisor; and at least one recommendation based on the finding, wherein the at least one recommendation comprises a set of at least one action to perform in response to the finding; wherein: the advisor is configured to provide the at least one recommendation in a format that may be understood by the entity, such that the entity can perform the at least one action in response to the finding.