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Viewing custom lenses in AWS WA Tool

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Viewing custom lenses in AWS WA Tool - AWS Well-Architected Tool

We have released a new version of the Well-Architected Framework. We also added new and updated lenses to the Lens Catalog. Learn more about the changes.

We have released a new version of the Well-Architected Framework. We also added new and updated lenses to the Lens Catalog. Learn more about the changes.

You can view the details of custom lenses that you own and custom lenses that have been shared with you.

To view a lens
  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS Well-Architected Tool console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/.

  2. In the left navigation pane, choose Custom lenses.

    Note

    The Custom lenses section is empty if you have not created a custom lens or had a custom lens shared with you.

  3. Choose which custom lenses you want to view:

    • Owned by me – Shows custom lenses that you have created.

    • Shared with me – Shows custom lenses that have been shared with you.

  4. Select the custom lens to view in one of the following ways:

    • Choose the name of the lens.

    • Select the lens and choose View details.

The Viewing lens details for a workload in AWS WA Tool page is displayed.

The Custom lenses page has the following fields:

Name

The name of the lens.

Owner

The AWS account ID that owns the custom lens.

Status

A status of PUBLISHED means that the custom lens has been published and can be applied to workloads or shared with other AWS accounts.

A status of DRAFT means that the custom lens has been created but has not yet been published. A custom lens must be published before it can be applied to workloads or shared.

Version

The version name of the custom lens.

Last updated

Date and time that the custom lenses was last updated.

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