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AWS scheduler documentation change

Service: scheduler · 2026-03-04 · Documentation low

File: scheduler/latest/UserGuide/managing-targets-universal.md

Summary

Added note clarifying that the universal target ARN service value must match AWS SDK service identifiers (e.g., 'cognitoidentityprovider' instead of 'cognito-idp')

Security assessment

This change provides general documentation clarification about service identifiers but does not address security vulnerabilities or describe security features.

Diff

diff --git a/scheduler/latest/UserGuide/managing-targets-universal.md b/scheduler/latest/UserGuide/managing-targets-universal.md
index 56b9cb568..59ddc614a 100644
--- a//scheduler/latest/UserGuide/managing-targets-universal.md
+++ b//scheduler/latest/UserGuide/managing-targets-universal.md
@@ -18,0 +19,4 @@ For example, for Amazon SQS, the service name you specify is `arn:aws:scheduler:
+###### Note
+
+The `service` value in the universal target ARN must match the AWS SDK service identifier for the target service. This identifier can differ from the service's endpoint prefix. For example, for Amazon Cognito Identity Provider, use `cognitoidentityprovider` (not `cognito-idp`). To find the correct service identifier, see the AWS SDK documentation for the service you want to target. 
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