# Using workflow monitor
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Use the **overview** and **signal maps** sections of the workflow monitor console to review the current status of the workflows and any associated alarms, metrics, and logs. 

**Topics**
+ [Workflow monitor overview](monitor-with-workflow-monitor-operate-overview.md)
+ [Overview logs and metrics for workflow monitor](monitor-with-workflow-monitor-operate-logs-metrics.md)
+ [Using workflow monitor signal maps](monitor-with-workflow-monitor-operate-signal-maps.md)

# Workflow monitor overview
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The **Overview** section of the workflow monitor console is a dashboard that provides at-a-glance information about your signal maps. In the overview section, you can see the current state of each signal map's monitoring, as well as CloudWatch metrics and any associated CloudWatch logs. You can select any signal map to be taken to that signal maps console page.

**Overview filtering**

Using the **Search** bar in the overview section, you can filter the list of signal maps using context sensitive constraints. After selecting the search bar, you will be presented with a list of **Properties** to filter by. Selecting a property will present **Operators** such as Equals, Contains, Does not equal, and Does not contain. Selecting an operator will create a list of resources from the selected property type. Selecting one of these resources will cause the signal map list to only display signal maps that fit the constraint you defined. 

# Overview logs and metrics for workflow monitor
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To view CloudWatch metrics and logs for a signal map, select the radio button next to the name of the signal map. A tabbed interface for both metrics and logs will appear beneath the signal map list. 

**CloudWatch Metrics**

CloudWatch metrics for the selected signal map will be context-sensitive and only display metrics associated with the services used in that signal maps workflow. You can use the on-screen metrics tools to customize the displayed metric periods and time ranges.

**CloudWatch Logs **

If you associated a CloudWatch log group with the signal map, that group will be displayed here.

# Using workflow monitor signal maps
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From the **overview** section of the console, you can select a specific signal map to view more information about that signal map and its attached monitoring resources.

After selecting a signal map, you will be presented with the signal map and a number of tabbed section containing more information:
+ CloudWatch alarms
+ EventBridge rules
+ AWS Elemental alerts
+ Metrics
+ Logs
+ Basic details

**Navigating the signal map**

A signal map will contain nodes for every supported AWS resource discovered by workflow monitor. Certain resources, such as MediaLive channels and MediaPackage endpoints can display thumbnail previews of the content, if thumbnail previews are available.

Selecting a resource node, and selecting **View selected resource details** from the **Actions** dropdown menu will take you to the associated service's details page. For example, selecting a MediaLive channel and selecting **View selected resource details** will open the MediaLive console's details page for that channel. 

Selecting a resource node will filter the list of active alarms to only that node. If you select the resource's **Target ARN** in the active alarm, you will be taken to the associated service's details page, with the selected resource open.