Working with AWS Import

AWS Import section is where you can automatically draw your AWS environment from your cloudformation files or live account using Access Keys.

Layout

The AWS import section consists of:

• Import options at the top where you can upload cloudformation files or input access key

• Load form at the left where you can select existing configurations to load. There are also links to view in a new browser tab or paste into documentation.

• Configuration in the middle where you can view the configuration json

• Rendered diagram on the right where you can view the image

Import Options

The resources currently supported to be drawn are:

• AWS::EC2::Instance

• AWS::RDS::DBInstance

• AWS::DynamoDB::Table

• AWS::ApiGateway::Deployment

• AWS::Lambda::Function

• AWS::StepFunctions::StateMachine

• AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup

• AWS::ECS::Service

• AWS::ElasticLoadBalancing::LoadBalancer

• AWS::ElasticLoadBalancingV2::LoadBalancer

• AWS::Redshift::Cluster

• AWS::CloudFront::Distribution

• AWS::S3::Bucket

• AWS::ElastiCache::ReplicationGroup

• AWS::ElastiCache::CacheCluster

Import Option	Description
Upload Cloudformation	Using the file upload feature will automatically process cloudformation and config files and draw the resources.
Access Key	Using the access key feature will automatically connect to your live environment and draw all the resources it has access to.

Load Form

There are three levels of details provided:

• Basic : The image will only contain the nodes.

• Detailed : The image will contain the nodes and metadata.

• Verbose : The image will contain the nodes, metadata and legend.

Use the PNG or SVG links to view the image in a new window. There is also a delete option to remove an unwanted view.