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Editing a review template in AWS WA Tool

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Editing a review template 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.

To edit a review template

  1. Select Review templates in the left navigation pane.

  2. Select the name of the review template you want to edit.

  3. To update the Name, Description, or Template notes for the review template, choose Edit in the Template details section of the Overview tab.

    1. Make your changes to the Name, Description, or Template notes.

    2. Choose Save template to update the review template with your changes.

  4. To update which lenses are applied to the review template, in the Lenses section of the Overview tab, choose Edit applied lenses.

    1. Select or deselect the checkboxes of the lenses you want to add or remove.

      Lenses can be selected or deselected from Custom lenses, Lens Catalog, or both.

    2. Choose Save template to save your changes.

  5. To update the answers to best practice questions on the lens, in the Lenses section of the Overview tab, select the name of the lens.

    1. In the Lens overview section, choose Answer questions.

      Note

      Optionally, you can select the name of the lens under the Review templates dropdown in the left navigation pane to get to the Lens overview section.

    2. Select or deselect the checkboxes next to the best practice answers you want to change.

    3. Choose Save and exit to save your changes.

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