Problem scenario
You used a .json file and the AWS CLI to configure customized metrics. When you go to the GUI you do not see the graphs. The commands that were run with the .json file completed without errors or problems. How do you get the web console to show the metrics you configured for various AWS components?
Possible Solution #1
CloudWatch metrics are not all necessarily graphed. Some of the metrics may not be graphed. Verify the metrics you configured are graphed at all.
Possible Solution #2
Find the instance ID or resource ID of the resource you want to monitor. Go to the web console for AWS. Click on "Metrics" on the left. Search for the instance ID or resource ID. It should be there when it may not have been in a different AWS web console dashboard.