> **Experimental**
>
> `@aws-cdk/aws-iot-actions-alpha` is an [**experimental**](/stability) (alpha) package: its API may change in any release, without a major version bump.
# StepFunctionsStateMachineActionProps

Configuration properties of an action for the Step Functions State Machine.

Extends: StepFunctionsStateMachineActionProps
Extends: CommonActionProps
Used as props by: StepFunctionsStateMachineAction

- Stability: [Experimental](/cdk/api/stability.html)
- Source: [`lib/step-functions-state-machine-action.ts`](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/v2.275.0-alpha.0/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot-actions-alpha/lib/step-functions-state-machine-action.ts#L12)

## Example

```ts
// The code below shows an example of how to instantiate this type.
// The values are placeholders you should change.
import * as iot_actions_alpha from '@aws-cdk/aws-iot-actions-alpha';
import { aws_iam as iam } from 'aws-cdk-lib';

declare const role: iam.Role;
const stepFunctionsStateMachineActionProps: iot_actions_alpha.StepFunctionsStateMachineActionProps = {
  executionNamePrefix: 'executionNamePrefix',
  role: role,
};
```

## Properties

- `executionNamePrefix`: string — Name of the state machine execution prefix.

  **Default:** : None - Step Functions creates a unique name for each state machine execution if one is not provided.

  The name given to the state machine execution consists of this prefix followed by a UUID. Step Functions creates a unique name for each state machine execution if one is not provided.

- `role`: [IRole](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_iam.IRole.html) — The IAM role that allows access to AWS service.

  **Default:** a new role will be created