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AWS toolkit-for-visual-studio documentation change

Service: toolkit-for-visual-studio · 2025-11-19 · Documentation low

File: toolkit-for-visual-studio/latest/user-guide/lambda-build-test-severless-app.md

Summary

Updated references from 'AWS CloudFormation' to 'CloudFormation' in serverless application documentation

Security assessment

Changes are terminology updates (shortening to 'CloudFormation') without altering security guidance. The documentation about IAM roles and deployment requirements remains functionally identical.

Diff

diff --git a/toolkit-for-visual-studio/latest/user-guide/lambda-build-test-severless-app.md b/toolkit-for-visual-studio/latest/user-guide/lambda-build-test-severless-app.md
index 4da3f7ece..1969e0f0d 100644
--- a//toolkit-for-visual-studio/latest/user-guide/lambda-build-test-severless-app.md
+++ b//toolkit-for-visual-studio/latest/user-guide/lambda-build-test-severless-app.md
@@ -30 +30 @@ For prerequisites and information about setting up the AWS Toolkit for Visual St
-AWS Serverless Application projects create Lambda functions with a serverless AWS CloudFormation template. AWS CloudFormation templates enable you to define additional resources such as databases, add IAM roles, and deploy multiple functions at one time. This differs from AWS Lambda projects, which focus on developing and deploying a single Lambda function.
+AWS Serverless Application projects create Lambda functions with a serverless CloudFormation template. CloudFormation templates enable you to define additional resources such as databases, add IAM roles, and deploy multiple functions at one time. This differs from AWS Lambda projects, which focus on developing and deploying a single Lambda function.
@@ -199 +199 @@ To deploy your serverless application complete the following steps
-  2. From the **Publish AWS Serverless Application** dialog, enter a name for the AWS CloudFormation stack container in the **Stack Name** field.
+  2. From the **Publish AWS Serverless Application** dialog, enter a name for the CloudFormation stack container in the **Stack Name** field.
@@ -205 +205 @@ To deploy your serverless application complete the following steps
-Your AWS CloudFormation stack and Amazon S3 Bucket must exist in the same AWS region. The remaining settings for your project are defined in the `serverless.template` file.
+Your CloudFormation stack and Amazon S3 Bucket must exist in the same AWS region. The remaining settings for your project are defined in the `serverless.template` file.