Creating a resource data sync

Before you configure a resource data sync for Explorer, note the following details.

• Explorer supports a maximum of five resource data syncs.

• After you create a resource data sync for a Region, you can't change the account options for that sync. For example, if you create a sync in the us-east-2 (Ohio) Region and you choose the Include only the current account option, you can't edit that sync later and choose the Include all accounts from my AWS Organizations configuration option. Instead, you must delete the first resource data sync, and create a new one.

• OpsData viewed in Explorer is read-only.

Use the following procedure to create a resource data sync for Explorer.

To create a resource data sync

1. Open the AWS Systems Manager console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/.

2. In the navigation pane, choose Explorer.

3. Choose Settings.

4. In the Configure resource data sync section, choose Create resource data sync.

5. For Resource data sync name, enter a name.

6. In the Add accounts section, choose an option.

   Note

   To use either of the AWS Organizations options, you must be logged into the AWS Organizations management account or you must be logged into an Explorer delegated administrator account. For more information about the delegated administrator account, see Configuring a delegated administrator for Explorer.

7. In the Regions to include section, choose one of the following options.

   • Choose All current and future regions to automatically sync data from all current AWS Regions and any new Regions that come online in the future.

   • Choose All regions to automatically sync data from all current AWS Regions.

   • Individually choose Regions that you want to include.

8. Choose Create resource data sync.

The system can take several minutes to populate Explorer with data after you create a resource data sync. You can view the sync by choosing it from the Select a resource data sync list in Explorer.