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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2025-11-19 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-dynamodb-table.md

Summary

Minor text updates replacing 'AWS CloudFormation' with 'CloudFormation' in introductory paragraphs

Security assessment

Cosmetic changes to branding terminology without any security implications. No security content was added or modified.

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diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-dynamodb-table.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-dynamodb-table.md
index 1b3fe91e1..120a54df8 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-dynamodb-table.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-dynamodb-table.md
@@ -5 +5 @@ SyntaxPropertiesReturn valuesExamples
-This is the new _AWS CloudFormation Template Reference Guide_. Please update your bookmarks and links. For help getting started with CloudFormation, see the [AWS CloudFormation User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html).
+This is the new _CloudFormation Template Reference Guide_. Please update your bookmarks and links. For help getting started with CloudFormation, see the [AWS CloudFormation User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html).
@@ -24 +24 @@ Our guidance is to use the latest schema documented for your AWS CloudFormation
-To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:
+To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:
@@ -441,20 +441,115 @@ For querying the sales of an album, the local secondary index uses the same hash
-    { "AWSTemplateFormatVersion" : "2010-09-09", "Resources" : {
-                "myDynamoDBTable" : { "Type" : "AWS::DynamoDB::Table", "Properties" : {
-                "AttributeDefinitions" : [ { "AttributeName" : "Album", "AttributeType" : "S" }, {
-                "AttributeName" : "Artist", "AttributeType" : "S" }, { "AttributeName" : "Sales",
-                "AttributeType" : "N" }, { "AttributeName" : "NumberOfSongs", "AttributeType" : "N" } ],
-                "KeySchema" : [ { "AttributeName" : "Album", "KeyType" : "HASH" }, { "AttributeName" :
-                "Artist", "KeyType" : "RANGE" } ], "ProvisionedThroughput" : { "ReadCapacityUnits" :
-                "5", "WriteCapacityUnits" : "5" }, "TableName" : "myTableName", "GlobalSecondaryIndexes"
-                : [{ "IndexName" : "myGSI", "KeySchema" : [ { "AttributeName" : "Sales", "KeyType" :
-                "HASH" }, { "AttributeName" : "Artist", "KeyType" : "RANGE" } ], "Projection" : {
-                "NonKeyAttributes" : ["Album","NumberOfSongs"], "ProjectionType" : "INCLUDE" },
-                "ProvisionedThroughput" : { "ReadCapacityUnits" : "5", "WriteCapacityUnits" : "5" } }, {
-                "IndexName" : "myGSI2", "KeySchema" : [ { "AttributeName" : "NumberOfSongs", "KeyType" :
-                "HASH" }, { "AttributeName" : "Sales", "KeyType" : "RANGE" } ], "Projection" : {
-                "NonKeyAttributes" : ["Album","Artist"], "ProjectionType" : "INCLUDE" },
-                "ProvisionedThroughput" : { "ReadCapacityUnits" : "5", "WriteCapacityUnits" : "5" } }],
-                "LocalSecondaryIndexes" :[{ "IndexName" : "myLSI", "KeySchema" : [ { "AttributeName" :
-                "Album", "KeyType" : "HASH" }, { "AttributeName" : "Sales", "KeyType" : "RANGE" } ],
-                "Projection" : { "NonKeyAttributes" : ["Artist","NumberOfSongs"], "ProjectionType" :
-                "INCLUDE" } }] } } } }
+    {
+        "AWSTemplateFormatVersion": "2010-09-09",
+        "Resources": {
+            "myDynamoDBTable": {
+                "Type": "AWS::DynamoDB::Table",
+                "Properties": {
+                    "AttributeDefinitions": [
+                        {
+                            "AttributeName": "Album",
+                            "AttributeType": "S"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "AttributeName": "Artist",
+                            "AttributeType": "S"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "AttributeName": "Sales",
+                            "AttributeType": "N"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "AttributeName": "NumberOfSongs",
+                            "AttributeType": "N"
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "KeySchema": [
+                        {
+                            "AttributeName": "Album",
+                            "KeyType": "HASH"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "AttributeName": "Artist",
+                            "KeyType": "RANGE"
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "ProvisionedThroughput": {
+                        "ReadCapacityUnits": "5",
+                        "WriteCapacityUnits": "5"
+                    },
+                    "TableName": "myTableName",
+                    "GlobalSecondaryIndexes": [
+                        {
+                            "IndexName": "myGSI",
+                            "KeySchema": [
+                                {
+                                    "AttributeName": "Sales",
+                                    "KeyType": "HASH"
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "AttributeName": "Artist",
+                                    "KeyType": "RANGE"
+                                }
+                            ],
+                            "Projection": {
+                                "NonKeyAttributes": [
+                                    "Album",
+                                    "NumberOfSongs"
+                                ],
+                                "ProjectionType": "INCLUDE"
+                            },
+                            "ProvisionedThroughput": {
+                                "ReadCapacityUnits": "5",
+                                "WriteCapacityUnits": "5"
+                            }
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "IndexName": "myGSI2",
+                            "KeySchema": [
+                                {
+                                    "AttributeName": "NumberOfSongs",
+                                    "KeyType": "HASH"
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "AttributeName": "Sales",
+                                    "KeyType": "RANGE"
+                                }
+                            ],
+                            "Projection": {
+                                "NonKeyAttributes": [
+                                    "Album",
+                                    "Artist"
+                                ],
+                                "ProjectionType": "INCLUDE"
+                            },
+                            "ProvisionedThroughput": {
+                                "ReadCapacityUnits": "5",
+                                "WriteCapacityUnits": "5"
+                            }
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "LocalSecondaryIndexes": [
+                        {
+                            "IndexName": "myLSI",
+                            "KeySchema": [
+                                {
+                                    "AttributeName": "Album",
+                                    "KeyType": "HASH"
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    "AttributeName": "Sales",
+                                    "KeyType": "RANGE"
+                                }
+                            ],
+                            "Projection": {
+                                "NonKeyAttributes": [
+                                    "Artist",
+                                    "NumberOfSongs"
+                                ],
+                                "ProjectionType": "INCLUDE"
+                            }
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
@@ -465,17 +560,64 @@ For querying the sales of an album, the local secondary index uses the same hash
-    AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09" Resources: myDynamoDBTable:
-                Type: AWS::DynamoDB::Table Properties: AttributeDefinitions: - AttributeName: "Album"
-                AttributeType: "S" - AttributeName: "Artist" AttributeType: "S" - AttributeName: "Sales"
-                AttributeType: "N" - AttributeName: "NumberOfSongs" AttributeType: "N" KeySchema: -
-                AttributeName: "Album" KeyType: "HASH" - AttributeName: "Artist" KeyType: "RANGE"
-                ProvisionedThroughput: ReadCapacityUnits: "5" WriteCapacityUnits: "5" TableName:
-                "myTableName" GlobalSecondaryIndexes: - IndexName: "myGSI" KeySchema: - AttributeName:
-                "Sales" KeyType: "HASH" - AttributeName: "Artist" KeyType: "RANGE" Projection:
-                NonKeyAttributes: - "Album" - "NumberOfSongs" ProjectionType: "INCLUDE"
-                ProvisionedThroughput: ReadCapacityUnits: "5" WriteCapacityUnits: "5" - IndexName:
-                "myGSI2" KeySchema: - AttributeName: "NumberOfSongs" KeyType: "HASH" - AttributeName:
-                "Sales" KeyType: "RANGE" Projection: NonKeyAttributes: - "Album" - "Artist"
-                ProjectionType: "INCLUDE" ProvisionedThroughput: ReadCapacityUnits: "5"
-                WriteCapacityUnits: "5" LocalSecondaryIndexes: - IndexName: "myLSI" KeySchema: -
-                AttributeName: "Album" KeyType: "HASH" - AttributeName: "Sales" KeyType: "RANGE"
-                Projection: NonKeyAttributes: - "Artist" - "NumberOfSongs" ProjectionType:
-                "INCLUDE"
+    AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09'
+    Resources:
+      myDynamoDBTable:
+        Type: AWS::DynamoDB::Table
+        Properties:
+          AttributeDefinitions:
+            - AttributeName: Album
+              AttributeType: S
+            - AttributeName: Artist
+              AttributeType: S
+            - AttributeName: Sales
+              AttributeType: 'N'
+            - AttributeName: NumberOfSongs
+              AttributeType: 'N'
+          KeySchema:
+            - AttributeName: Album
+              KeyType: HASH
+            - AttributeName: Artist
+              KeyType: RANGE
+          ProvisionedThroughput:
+            ReadCapacityUnits: '5'
+            WriteCapacityUnits: '5'
+          TableName: myTableName
+          GlobalSecondaryIndexes:
+            - IndexName: myGSI
+              KeySchema:
+                - AttributeName: Sales
+                  KeyType: HASH
+                - AttributeName: Artist
+                  KeyType: RANGE
+              Projection:
+                NonKeyAttributes:
+                  - Album
+                  - NumberOfSongs
+                ProjectionType: INCLUDE
+              ProvisionedThroughput: