ResourceTargetDefinition

The field that CloudFormation will change, such as the name of a resource's property, and whether the resource will be recreated.

AfterValue

The value of the property after the change is executed. Large values can be truncated.

Type: String

Required: No

AfterValueFrom

Indicates the source of the after value. Valid value:

TEMPLATE – The after value comes from the new template.

Only present for drift-aware change sets.

Type: String

Valid Values: TEMPLATE

Required: No

Attribute

Indicates which resource attribute is triggering this update, such as a change in the resource attribute's Metadata, Properties, or Tags.

Type: String

Required: No

AttributeChangeType

The type of change to be made to the property if the change is executed.

Add The item will be added.
Remove The item will be removed.
Modify The item will be modified.
SyncWithActual The drift status of this item will be reset but the item will not be modified.

Type: String

Valid Values: Add | Remove | Modify | SyncWithActual

Required: No

BeforeValue

The value of the property before the change is executed. Large values can be truncated.

Type: String

Required: No

BeforeValueFrom

Indicates the source of the before value. Valid values:

ACTUAL_STATE – The before value represents current actual state.
PREVIOUS_DEPLOYMENT_STATE – The before value represents the previous CloudFormation deployment state.

Only present for drift-aware change sets.

Type: String

Valid Values: PREVIOUS_DEPLOYMENT_STATE | ACTUAL_STATE

Required: No

Drift

Detailed drift information for the resource property, including actual values, previous deployment values, and drift detection timestamps.

Type: LiveResourceDrift object

Required: No

Name

If the Attribute value is Properties, the name of the property. For all other attributes, the value is null.

Type: String

Required: No

Path

The property path of the property.

Type: String

Required: No

RequiresRecreation

If the Attribute value is Properties, indicates whether a change to this property causes the resource to be recreated. The value can be Never, Always, or Conditionally. To determine the conditions for a Conditionally recreation, see the update behavior for that property in the AWS resource and property types reference in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.

Type: String

Valid Values: Never | Conditionally | Always

Required: No

ResourceTargetDefinition

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