Adding a graph widget to a CloudWatch dashboard

To add a graph to a dashboard

1. Open the CloudWatch console at https://eusc-de-east-1.console.amazonaws-eusc.eu/cloudwatch/.

2. In the navigation pane, choose Dashboards, and then choose a dashboard.

3. Choose the + symbol, and then choose the type of graph that you want to add to your dashboard, then choose Next.

   1. If you select Line, Stacked area, Bar, or Pie, choose Metrics.

4. In the Browse tab, search or browse for the metrics to graph, and select the ones that you want.

5. (Optional) To change your graph's time range, select one of the predefined time ranges in the upper part of the screen. The time ranges span from 1 hour to 1 week (1h, 3h, 12h, 1d, 3d, or 1w).

   To set your own time range, choose Custom.

   1. (Optional) To have this widget keep using this time range that you select, even if the time range for the rest of the dashboard is later changed, choose Persist time range.

6. (Optional) To change your graph's widget type, use the dropdown that's next to the predefined time ranges.

7. (Optional) In Graphed metrics, you can add a dynamic label to your metric and change your metric's label, label color, statistic, and period. You also can determine the position of labels on the Y-axis from left to right.

   1. To add a dynamic label, choose Graphed metrics, and then choose Add dynamic labels. Dynamic labels display a statistic about your metric in the graph legend. Dynamic labels update automatically when your dashboard or graph refreshes. By default, the dynamic values that you add to labels appear at the beginning of your labels. For more information, see Use dynamic labels.

   2. To change the color of a metric, choose the color square that's next to the metric.

   3. To change the statistic, select the dropdown under Statistic, and then choose a new value. For more information, see Statistics.

   4. To change the period, select the dropdown under the Period column, and then choose a new value.

8. If you are creating a gauge widget, you must choose the Options tab and specify the Min and Max values to use for the two ends of the gauge.

9. (Optional) To customize the Y-axis, choose Options. You can add a custom label under Left Y-axis in the label field. If your graph displays values on the right side of the Y-axis, you can customize that label, too. You also can set minimum and maximum limits on your Y-axis values, so that your graph only displays the value ranges that you specify.

10. Choose Create widget.

11. Choose Save dashboard.