cryostatio · andrewazores · Feb 7, 2025 · Dec 13, 2024
diff --git a/guides/_subsections/download-edit-and-upload-a-customized-event-template.md b/guides/_subsections/download-edit-and-upload-a-customized-event-template.md
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ all. It may be useful to use either of these as a starting point and tailor it
 to meet your specific monitoring/profiling needs by including/excluding events,
 increasing/decreasing sample rates, raising/lowering thresholds, etc.
 
-Of special note, **JFR** allows for the definition of application-specific custom
-events, which would not be captured in either of the default templates above.
+Of special note, **JFR** allows for the definition of application-specific or
+framework-level custom events, which would not be captured in either of the default
+templates above. You can [view all of the **JFR** *Event Types*](#view-jfr-event-types)
+for a *Target* application.
 
 **Cryostat** also provides the <code>ALL</code> meta-template, which enables all
 event types in the selected `target` application, with default values for each
@@ -31,6 +33,11 @@ than the `target` application, but are handled separately can cannot be deleted
 like *Custom Event Templates*. *Preset Event Templates* can only be added to a **Cryostat**
 instance by adding files to a specific configuration directory and restarting **Cryostat**.
 
+The steps below assume that you have at least one *Target* discovered. If you select
+a discovered *Target* then you can use its templates as starting points for your
+customizations. If you do not first select a *Target* then you may still upload and
+delete **Custom Event Templates**.
+
 <ol>
   <li>
     {% include_relative _subsections/common/select-target-application.md

diff --git a/guides/_subsections/view-jfr-event-types.md b/guides/_subsections/view-jfr-event-types.md
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+## [View JFR Event Types](#view-jfr-event-types)
+The **JVM** comes with many built-in **JDK Flight Recorder** *Event Types* out-of-the-box.
+You can also register new *event types* at the framework- or application-level using the
+`jdk.jfr` API. **Cryostat** can list out all of a *Target* **JVM**'s registered *event types*
+so you can see what kind of data may be captured by **Flight Recordings**.
+
+<ol>
+  <li>
+    {% include_relative _subsections/common/select-target-application.md
+      select-target-application-additional-content="
+        The <i>Target</i> selected will provide the base <code>Continuous</code> and
+        <code>Profiling</code> template definitions to start from. Most target
+        applications will be interchangeable here.
+      "
+    %}
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    {% capture navigate-to-events-include-text %}
+    <p>
+      If the <i>Target</i> <b>JVM</b> has <code>SSL/TLS</code> enabled on <b>JMX</b> connections then it may be
+      necessary to add the <i>Target's</i> certificate to <b&
10000
gt;Cryostat's</b> trust store. Go
+      to <a href="{{ page.url }}#add-a-trusted-certificate">Add a Trusted Certificate</a>
+      and return to this section after completing that guide.
+      <a href="{{ site.url }}/images/4.0.0/navigate-to-events-2.png" target="_blank">
+        <img src="{{ site.url }}/images/4.0.0/navigate-to-events-2.png">
+      </a>
+    </p>
+    {% endcapture %}
+    {% include howto_step.html
+      summary="Navigate to Events"
+      image-name="4.0.0/navigate-to-events-1.png"
+      caption="
+        Supply <b>JMX</b> credentials to authenticate to the target, if necessary. If
+        the target is not configured with <b>JMX</b> authentication then the
+        connection attempt will continue without prompting for credentials.
+      "
+      text=navigate-to-events-include-text
+    %}
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    {% include howto_step.html
+      summary="Navigate to Event Types"
+      image-name="4.0.0/navigate-to-event-types-1.png"
+      caption="
+        Select the <i>Event Types</i> tab to view a table listing of all the <b>JDK Flight Recorder</b>
+        <i>Event Types</i> registered in the <i>Target JVM</i>.
+      "
+    %}
+  </li>
+</ol>
diff --git a/guides/index.md b/guides/index.md
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ common actions and workflows of interest and why they are useful.
 
 {% include_relative _subsections/re-upload-a-recording-to-archives.md %}
 
+{% include_relative _subsections/view-jfr-event-types.md %}
+
 {% include_relative _subsections/download-edit-and-upload-a-customized-event-template.md %}
 
 {% include_relative _subsections/edit-template-with-jmc.md %}

diff --git a/images/4.0.0/navigate-to-event-types-1.png b/images/4.0.0/navigate-to-event-types-1.png