Adding the 'Deploy AWS CloudFormation stack' action - Amazon CodeCatalyst

Adding the 'Deploy AWS CloudFormation stack' action

Use the following instructions to add the Deploy AWS CloudFormation stack action to your workflow.

Visual
To add the 'Deploy AWS CloudFormation stack' action using the visual editor

  1. Open the CodeCatalyst console at https://codecatalyst.aws/.

  2. Choose your project.

  3. In the navigation pane, choose CI/CD, and then choose Workflows.

  4. Choose the name of your workflow. You can filter by the source repository or branch name where the workflow is defined, or filter by workflow name or status.

  5. Choose Edit.

  6. Choose Visual.

  7. At the top-left, choose + Actions to open the action catalog.

  8. From the drop-down list, choose Amazon CodeCatalyst.

  9. Search for the Deploy AWS CloudFormation stack action, and do one of the following:

    • Choose the plus sign (+) to add the action to the workflow diagram and open its configuration pane.

      Or

    • Choose Deploy AWS CloudFormation stack. The action details dialog box appears. On this dialog box:

      • (Optional) Choose Download to view the action's source code.

      • Choose Add to workflow to add the action to the workflow diagram and open its configuration pane.

  10. In the Inputs and Configuration tabs, complete the fields according to your needs. For a description of each field, see the 'Deploy AWS CloudFormation stack' action YAML. This reference provides detailed information about each field (and corresponding YAML property value) as it appears in both the YAML and visual editors.

  11. (Optional) Choose Validate to validate the workflow's YAML code before committing.

  12. Choose Commit, enter a commit message, and choose Commit again.

YAML
To add the 'Deploy AWS CloudFormation stack' action using the YAML editor

  1. Open the CodeCatalyst console at https://codecatalyst.aws/.

  2. Choose your project.

  3. In the navigation pane, choose CI/CD, and then choose Workflows.

  4. Choose the name of your workflow. You can filter by the source repository or branch name where the workflow is defined, or filter by workflow name or status.

  5. Choose Edit.

  6. Choose YAML.

  7. At the top-left, choose + Actions to open the action catalog.

  8. From the drop-down list, choose Amazon CodeCatalyst.

  9. Search for the Deploy AWS CloudFormation stack action, and do one of the following:

    • Choose the plus sign (+) to add the action to the workflow diagram and open its configuration pane.

      Or

    • Choose Deploy AWS CloudFormation stack. The action details dialog box appears. On this dialog box:

      • (Optional) Choose Download to view the action's source code.

      • Choose Add to workflow to add the action to the workflow diagram and open its configuration pane.

  10. Modify the properties in the YAML code according to your needs. An explanation of each available property is provided in the 'Deploy AWS CloudFormation stack' action YAML.

  11. (Optional) Choose Validate to validate the workflow's YAML code before committing.

  12. Choose Commit, enter a commit message, and choose Commit again.