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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2025-05-31 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.md

Summary

Updated resource type reference links to point to TemplateReference documentation and added PDF links

Security assessment

Changes consist of URL updates and documentation structure modifications. The updates maintain existing technical content about stack update behaviors without introducing security context or addressing vulnerabilities. All modifications appear to be routine documentation maintenance.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.md
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+[](/pdfs/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-ug.pdf#using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors "Open PDF")
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@@ -10 +12 @@ When you submit an update, AWS CloudFormation updates resources based on differe
-AWS CloudFormation updates the resource without disrupting operation of that resource and without changing the resource's physical ID. For example, if you update certain properties on an [AWS::CloudTrail::Trail](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-cloudtrail-trail.html) resource, AWS CloudFormation updates the trail without disruption.
+AWS CloudFormation updates the resource without disrupting operation of that resource and without changing the resource's physical ID. For example, if you update certain properties on an [AWS::CloudTrail::Trail](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-cloudtrail-trail.html) resource, AWS CloudFormation updates the trail without disruption.
@@ -15 +17 @@ AWS CloudFormation updates the resource without disrupting operation of that res
-AWS CloudFormation updates the resource with some interruption. For example, if you update certain properties on an [AWS::EC2::Instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-ec2-instance.html) resource, the instance might have some interruption while AWS CloudFormation and Amazon EC2 reconfigure the instance.
+AWS CloudFormation updates the resource with some interruption. For example, if you update certain properties on an [AWS::EC2::Instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-ec2-instance.html) resource, the instance might have some interruption while AWS CloudFormation and Amazon EC2 reconfigure the instance.
@@ -20 +22 @@ AWS CloudFormation updates the resource with some interruption. For example, if
-AWS CloudFormation recreates the resource during an update, which also generates a new physical ID. AWS CloudFormation usually creates the replacement resource first, changes references from other dependent resources to point to the replacement resource, and then deletes the old resource. For example, if you update the `AvailabilityZone` property of an [AWS::EC2::Instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-ec2-instance.html) resource type, AWS CloudFormation creates a new resource and replaces the current EC2 Instance resource with the new one.
+AWS CloudFormation recreates the resource during an update, which also generates a new physical ID. AWS CloudFormation usually creates the replacement resource first, changes references from other dependent resources to point to the replacement resource, and then deletes the old resource. For example, if you update the `AvailabilityZone` property of an [AWS::EC2::Instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-ec2-instance.html) resource type, AWS CloudFormation creates a new resource and replaces the current EC2 Instance resource with the new one.
@@ -24 +26 @@ If you're adding or removing a property that requires a replacement, it will als
-The method AWS CloudFormation uses depends on which property you update for a given resource type. The update behavior for each property is described in the [AWS Resource Types Reference](./aws-template-resource-type-ref.html).
+The method AWS CloudFormation uses depends on which property you update for a given resource type. The update behavior for each property is described in the [AWS resource and property types reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-template-resource-type-ref.html).
@@ -26 +28 @@ The method AWS CloudFormation uses depends on which property you update for a gi
-Depending on the update behavior, you can decide when to modify resources to reduce the impact of these changes on your application. In particular, you can plan when resources must be _replaced_ during an update. For example, if you update the `Port` property of an [AWS::RDS::DBInstance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-rds-dbinstance.html) resource type, AWS CloudFormation replaces the DB instance by creating a new DB instance with the updated port setting and deletes the old DB instance. Before the update, you might plan to do the following to prepare for the database replacement:
+Depending on the update behavior, you can decide when to modify resources to reduce the impact of these changes on your application. In particular, you can plan when resources must be _replaced_ during an update. For example, if you update the `Port` property of an [AWS::RDS::DBInstance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-rds-dbinstance.html) resource type, AWS CloudFormation replaces the DB instance by creating a new DB instance with the updated port setting and deletes the old DB instance. Before the update, you might plan to do the following to prepare for the database replacement: