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AWS::DynamoDB::GlobalTable StreamSpecification

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AWS::DynamoDB::GlobalTable StreamSpecification - AWS CloudFormation
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Represents the DynamoDB Streams configuration for a table in DynamoDB.

You can only modify this value if your AWS::DynamoDB::GlobalTable contains only one entry in Replicas. You must specify a value for this property if your AWS::DynamoDB::GlobalTable contains more than one replica.

Syntax

To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

JSON

{ "StreamViewType" : String }

YAML

StreamViewType: String

Properties

StreamViewType

When an item in the table is modified, StreamViewType determines what information is written to the stream for this table. Valid values for StreamViewType are:

  • KEYS_ONLY - Only the key attributes of the modified item are written to the stream.

  • NEW_IMAGE - The entire item, as it appears after it was modified, is written to the stream.

  • OLD_IMAGE - The entire item, as it appeared before it was modified, is written to the stream.

  • NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES - Both the new and the old item images of the item are written to the stream.

Required: Yes

Type: String

Allowed values: NEW_IMAGE | OLD_IMAGE | NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES | KEYS_ONLY

Update requires: No interruption

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