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AWS Route53 documentation change

Service: Route53 · 2025-03-02 · Documentation low

File: Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/traffic-policy-records.md

Summary

Added documentation about the transition to a new Traffic Flow console for Route 53, including separate instructions for both the new and old consoles for creating, updating, and deleting policy records. Also updated terminology to reflect console differences.

Security assessment

The changes are focused on documenting a UI transition and providing updated instructions for different console versions. There is no mention of security vulnerabilities, fixes, or new security features in the changes.

Diff

diff --git a/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/traffic-policy-records.md
index a6b762b4e..169fd8612 100644
--- a/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/traffic-policy-records.md
+++ b/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/traffic-policy-records.md
@@ -62,0 +63,44 @@ For each policy record that you create, you incur a monthly charge. If you later
+###### Note
+
+We're updating the Traffic Flow console for Route 53. During the transition period, you can continue to use the old console.
+
+Choose the tab for the console you are using.
+
+  * New console
+
+  * Old console
+
+
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+New console
+    
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+###### To create a policy record
+
+  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Route 53 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/route53/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/route53/).
+
+  2. In the navigation pane, choose **Policy records**.
+
+  3. On the **Policy records** page, choose **Create policy records**.
+
+  4. On the **Create policy records** page, specify the applicable values. For more information, see Values that you specify when you create or update a policy record.
+
+  5. To add additional records to the same hosted zone, Choose **Add policy record**.
+
+  6. Choose **Create policy records**.
+
+It can take several minutes for the status of created policy record to display as **Applied**.
+
+  7. If you want to create policy records in another hosted zone, repeat steps 3 through 5.
+
+
+
+
+###### Note
+
+If the policy record status is **Failed** , choose the **info** button next to the status to get more information about the failure. If you need further help and want to contact AWS support, see [How do I get technical support from AWS?](https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/get-aws-technical-support)
+
+Old console
+    
+
@@ -87,0 +132,4 @@ If the policy record status is **Failed** , choose the **info** button next to t
+###### Note
+
+We're updating the Traffic Flow console for Route 53. During the transition period, you can continue to use the old console. The following list applies for both console, except where noted.
+
@@ -126 +174 @@ Choose the hosted zone in which you want to create a policy record by using the
-**Policy record DNS name
+**DNS name (new console), Policy record DNS name (old console)
@@ -133 +181 @@ When you're creating a policy record, enter the domain name or subdomain name fo
-To use the same configuration for more than one domain name or subdomain name in the specified hosted zone, choose **Add another policy record** , and enter the applicable domain name or subdomain name and TTL.
+To use the same configuration for more than one domain name or subdomain name in the specified hosted zone, choose **Add policy record** (new console), or **Add another policy record** (old console), and enter the applicable domain name or subdomain name and TTL.
@@ -147,0 +196,42 @@ To update the settings in a policy record, perform the following procedure.
+###### Note
+
+We're updating the Traffic Flow console for Route 53. During the transition period, you can continue to use the old console.
+
+Choose the tab for the console you are using.
+
+  * New console
+
+  * Old console
+
+
+
+
+New console
+    
+
+###### To update a policy record
+
+  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Route 53 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/route53/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/route53/).
+
+  2. In the navigation pane, choose **Policy records**.
+
+  3. On the **Policy records** page, select the check box for the policy record that you want to update, and choose **Edit**. 
+
+  4. On the **Edit policy record** page, specify the applicable values. For more information, see Values that you specify when you create or update a policy record.
+
+  5. Choose **Edit policy record**.
+
+It can take several minutes for the status of created policy record to display as **Applied**.
+
+  6. If you want to update another policy record, repeat steps 3 through 5.
+
+
+
+
+###### Note
+
+If the policy record status is **Failed** , choose the **info** button next to the status to get more information about the failure. If you need further help and want to contact AWS support, see [How do I get technical support from AWS?](https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/get-aws-technical-support)
+
+Old console
+    
+
@@ -178,0 +269,34 @@ If you delete policy records that Amazon Route 53 is using to respond to DNS que
+###### Note
+
+We're updating the Traffic Flow console for Route 53. During the transition period, you can continue to use the old console.
+
+Choose the tab for the console you are using.
+
+  * New console
+
+  * Old console
+
+
+
+
+New console
+    
+
+###### To delete a policy record
+
+  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Route 53 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/route53/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/route53/).
+
+  2. In the navigation pane, choose **Policy records**.
+
+  3. On the **Policy records** page, select the check boxes for the policy records that you want to delete, and choose **Delete**. 
+
+  4. On the **Delete policy record** dialog box, choose **Confirm**.
+
+Wait several minutes and refresh the page to make sure the policy record disappears from the list. 
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+Old console
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