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AWS systems-manager documentation change

Service: systems-manager · 2025-11-19 · Documentation low

File: systems-manager/latest/userguide/running-automations-multiple-accounts-regions.md

Summary

Updated documentation to use 'CloudFormation' instead of 'AWS CloudFormation' throughout the text, removing redundant AWS branding from service references. Changed IAM resource creation acknowledgment checkbox text to match naming convention.

Security assessment

The changes are purely branding/naming convention updates (AWS CloudFormation → CloudFormation) with no security implications. No security vulnerabilities, permissions changes, or access control modifications were introduced. The IAM role creation process remains unchanged except for service name references.

Diff

diff --git a/systems-manager/latest/userguide/running-automations-multiple-accounts-regions.md b/systems-manager/latest/userguide/running-automations-multiple-accounts-regions.md
index 3155c4e67..b54ed8f00 100644
--- a//systems-manager/latest/userguide/running-automations-multiple-accounts-regions.md
+++ b//systems-manager/latest/userguide/running-automations-multiple-accounts-regions.md
@@ -66 +66 @@ Be sure that the target OU contains the desired accounts. If you choose a custom
-Use the following procedure to create the required IAM roles for Systems Manager Automation multi-Region and multi-account automation by using AWS CloudFormation. This procedure describes how to create the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationAdministrationRole` role. You only need to create this role in the Automation central account. This procedure also describes how to create the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole` role. You must create this role in _every_ account that you want to target to run multi-Region and multi-account automations. We recommend using AWS CloudFormation StackSets to create the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole` role in the accounts you want to target to run multi-Region and multi-account automations.
+Use the following procedure to create the required IAM roles for Systems Manager Automation multi-Region and multi-account automation by using AWS CloudFormation. This procedure describes how to create the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationAdministrationRole` role. You only need to create this role in the Automation central account. This procedure also describes how to create the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole` role. You must create this role in _every_ account that you want to target to run multi-Region and multi-account automations. We recommend using CloudFormation StackSets to create the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole` role in the accounts you want to target to run multi-Region and multi-account automations.
@@ -68 +68 @@ Use the following procedure to create the required IAM roles for Systems Manager
-###### To create the required IAM administration role for multi-Region and multi-account automations by using AWS CloudFormation
+###### To create the required IAM administration role for multi-Region and multi-account automations by using CloudFormation
@@ -76 +76 @@ If your accounts are managed by AWS Organizations [`AWS-SystemsManager-Automatio
-These files contain the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationAdministrationRole.yaml` and `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationAdministrationRole (org).yaml` AWS CloudFormation template files, respectively.
+These files contain the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationAdministrationRole.yaml` and `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationAdministrationRole (org).yaml` CloudFormation template files, respectively.
@@ -78 +78 @@ These files contain the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationAdministrationRole.yaml` a
-  2. Open the AWS CloudFormation console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/).
+  2. Open the CloudFormation console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/).
@@ -84 +84 @@ These files contain the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationAdministrationRole.yaml` a
-  5. Choose **Choose file** , and then choose the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationAdministrationRole.yaml` or `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationAdministrationRole (org).yaml` AWS CloudFormation template file, depending on your selection in step 1.
+  5. Choose **Choose file** , and then choose the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationAdministrationRole.yaml` or `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationAdministrationRole (org).yaml` CloudFormation template file, depending on your selection in step 1.
@@ -94 +94 @@ These files contain the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationAdministrationRole.yaml` a
-  10. On the **Review** page, scroll down and choose the **I acknowledge that AWS CloudFormation might create IAM resources with custom names** option.
+  10. On the **Review** page, scroll down and choose the **I acknowledge that CloudFormation might create IAM resources with custom names** option.
@@ -101 +101 @@ These files contain the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationAdministrationRole.yaml` a
-AWS CloudFormation shows the **CREATE_IN_PROGRESS** status for approximately three minutes. The status changes to **CREATE_COMPLETE**.
+CloudFormation shows the **CREATE_IN_PROGRESS** status for approximately three minutes. The status changes to **CREATE_COMPLETE**.
@@ -105 +105 @@ You must repeat the following procedure in _every_ account that you want to targ
-###### To create the required IAM automation role for multi-Region and multi-account automations by using AWS CloudFormation
+###### To create the required IAM automation role for multi-Region and multi-account automations by using CloudFormation
@@ -113 +113 @@ If your accounts are managed by AWS Organizations [`AWS-SystemsManager-Automatio
-These files contains the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole.yaml` and ``AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole (org).yaml``AWS CloudFormation template files, respectively.
+These files contains the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole.yaml` and ``AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole (org).yaml``CloudFormation template files, respectively.
@@ -115 +115 @@ These files contains the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole.yaml` and `
-  2. Open the AWS CloudFormation console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/).
+  2. Open the CloudFormation console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/).
@@ -121 +121 @@ These files contains the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole.yaml` and `
-  5. Choose **Choose file** , and then choose the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole.yaml` or `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole (org).yaml` AWS CloudFormation template file, depending on your selection in step 1.
+  5. Choose **Choose file** , and then choose the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole.yaml` or `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole (org).yaml` CloudFormation template file, depending on your selection in step 1.
@@ -135 +135 @@ These files contains the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole.yaml` and `
-  12. On the **Review** page, scroll down and choose the **I acknowledge that AWS CloudFormation might create IAM resources with custom names** option.
+  12. On the **Review** page, scroll down and choose the **I acknowledge that CloudFormation might create IAM resources with custom names** option.
@@ -142 +142 @@ These files contains the `AWS-SystemsManager-AutomationExecutionRole.yaml` and `
-AWS CloudFormation shows the **CREATE_IN_PROGRESS** status for approximately three minutes. The status changes to **CREATE_COMPLETE**.
+CloudFormation shows the **CREATE_IN_PROGRESS** status for approximately three minutes. The status changes to **CREATE_COMPLETE**.