Navigating the root and organizational unit (OU) hierarchy with AWS Organizations
To navigate to different OUs or to the root when moving accounts or attaching
policies, you can use the default "tree" view.
- AWS Management Console
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To navigate the organization as a 'tree'
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Sign in to the AWS Organizations console. You must sign in as an IAM user, assume an IAM role, or
sign in as the root user (not
recommended) in the organization’s management account.
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On the AWS accounts page, at the top of the
Organization section, select the Hierarchy toggle (instead of List).
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The tree initially appears showing the root, displaying only the
first level of child OUs and accounts. To expand the tree to show
deeper levels, choose the expand icon (
) next to any parent entity. To reduce clutter
and collapse a branch of the tree, choose the collapse icon (
) next to an expanded parent entity.
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Choose the name of an OU or root to view its details and perform
certain operations. Alternatively, you can choose the radio button
next to the name, and perform certain operations on that entity in
the Actions menu.
You can also view the list of only the accounts in your organization in tabular form,
without having to first navigate to an OU to find them. In this view you can't see any
of the OUs or manipulate the policies attached to them.
- AWS Management Console
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To view the organization as a flat list of accounts with no
hierarchy
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Sign in to the AWS Organizations console. You must sign in as an IAM user, assume an IAM role, or
sign in as the root user (not
recommended) in the organization’s management account.
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On the AWS accounts page, at the top of the
Organization section, choose the
View AWS accounts only switch icon to
turn it on.
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The list of accounts is displayed without any hierarchy.
