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AWS systems-manager documentation change

Service: systems-manager · 2026-01-31 · Documentation low

File: systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-working-with-sessions-end.md

Summary

Added deprecation notice for Systems Manager CloudWatch Dashboard and formatted existing Change Manager notice with bullet points

Security assessment

No impact on session termination security controls. Change is informational about dashboard availability without security implications.

Diff

diff --git a/systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-working-with-sessions-end.md b/systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-working-with-sessions-end.md
index 7773e70e7..0578e2e95 100644
--- a//systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-working-with-sessions-end.md
+++ b//systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-working-with-sessions-end.md
@@ -7 +7,3 @@ Ending a session (console)Ending a session (AWS CLI)
-AWS Systems Manager Change Manager is no longer open to new customers. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For more information, see [AWS Systems Manager Change Manager availability change](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/change-manager-availability-change.html). 
+• AWS Systems Manager Change Manager is no longer open to new customers. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For more information, see [AWS Systems Manager Change Manager availability change](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/change-manager-availability-change.html). 
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+• The AWS Systems Manager CloudWatch Dashboard will no longer be available after April 30, 2026. Customers can continue to use Amazon CloudWatch console to view, create, and manage their Amazon CloudWatch dashboards, just as they do today. For more information, see [Amazon CloudWatch Dashboard documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Dashboards.html).