Defining a workload from a template - AWS Well-Architected Tool

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Defining a workload from a template

You can define a workload from a review template that you created or a review template that has been shared with you. You cannot define a new workload from a review template that has been deleted, and if the review template contains an outdated version of a lens, you must upgrade the review template before you can define a new workload from it. For information on how to upgrade a review template, see Upgrading a lens.

Note

To define a workload from a review template, you must have IAM permissions to create a workload enabled:wellarchitected:CreateWorkload, as well as the following review template permissions: wellarchitected:GetReviewTemplate, wellarchitected:GetReviewTemplateAnswer, wellarchitected:ListReviewTemplateAnswers, and wellarchitected:GetReviewTemplateLensReview. For more information about IAM permissions, see the AWS Identity and Access Management User Guide.

To define a workload from a review template

  1. Select Review templates in the left navigation pane.

  2. Select the name of the review template you want to define a workload from.

  3. Choose Define workload from template.

    Note

    You can also choose Define from review template from the Define workload dropdown on the Workloads page.

  4. On the Select review template step, select the review template card, and choose Next.

  5. On the Specify properties step, fill out required fields for the workload properties, and choose Next. For more detail, see Defining a workload.

  6. (Optional) On the Apply Profile step, associate a profile with the workload by selecting an existing profile, searching for the profile name, or choosing Create profile to create a profile. Choose Next.

    Well-Architected profiles and review templates can be used in tandem. The questions that are pre-filled in your review template remain answered in the workload, and the questions are prioritized based on your profile.

  7. (Optional) On the Apply lenses step, you may choose to apply additional lenses from Custom lenses or Lens catalog that were not already applied to the review template.

  8. Choose Define workload.