# Define a workload in AWS Well-Architected Tool
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There are two ways to define a workload. On the **Workloads** page in AWS WA Tool you can define a workload without a template. Or, on the **Review templates** page, you can use an existing review template or create a new template to define a workload.

**To define a workload from the Workloads page**

1. Select **Workloads** in the left navigation pane.

1. Select the **Define workload** dropdown.

1. Choose **Define workload**. Or, if you have created a review template and want to define a workload from it, choose **Define from review template**.

1. Follow the instructions in [Defining a workload in AWS WA Tool](define-workload.md) to specify the workload properties, or (optionally) apply profiles and lenses.

**To define a workload from the Review templates page**

1. Select **Review templates** in the left navigation pane.

1. Select the name of an existing review template, or follow the instructions in [Creating a review template in AWS WA Tool](creating-a-review-template.md) to create a new review template.

1. Choose **Define workload from template**.

1. Follow the instructions in [Defining a workload from a template in AWS WA Tool](define-workload-from-template.md) to create the workload from your review template.