# Input

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Object Monitors are superseded by [Automate](../../automate/overview/index.md). Automate is a fully backward-compatible product that offers a single entry point for all business automation in the platform.
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Monitor inputs are defined using [object sets](../../analytics/datasets-object-sets/index.md#object-sets). The monitor [condition](../condition/index.md) may then reference attributes of the inputs. An input may be used to calculate a metric such as an aggregate, or to monitor when objects are added or removed from that input.

Input object sets are created by building a **saved exploration** in [Object Explorer](../../object-explorer/save-explorations/index.md). You can add saved explorations as monitor inputs [directly in Object Explorer](../create_new_object_monitor/index.md#create-from-object-explorer), or when configuring a new monitor [in the Object Monitors application](../create_new_object_monitor/index.md#create-from-object-monitors-application).

The monitor input is displayed in the overview section when viewing an object monitor in the Object Monitors application. Click on a monitor to open the overview panel.

![View input in Object Monitors app](../../../assets/50c5baf1f236a4f8f22e0e2c13023952d92584b1832eb96b3c0cf9431cf366c4.webp)

When viewing a particular saved exploration in Object Explorer, object monitors that use this exploration as input are displayed in the **Monitor** popover in the upper right of your screen.

![List of monitors using saved exploration in Object Explorer](../../../assets/7b48f75f9cb22d0732961647b12f0dab3361bda74f1e54d7de862b6e211d8d5b.webp)