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AWS opensearch-service documentation change

Service: opensearch-service · 2026-05-22 · Documentation low

File: opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/creating-opensearch-service-pipeline.md

Summary

Clarified OpenSearch Serverless support for point_in_time operations in migration

Security assessment

Technical clarification about migration mechanisms with no security context. Doesn't address vulnerabilities or security features.

Diff

diff --git a/opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/creating-opensearch-service-pipeline.md b/opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/creating-opensearch-service-pipeline.md
index 7f35f15c4..880fb42ee 100644
--- a//opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/creating-opensearch-service-pipeline.md
+++ b//opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/creating-opensearch-service-pipeline.md
@@ -121 +121 @@ After you attach the policy to the pipeline role, use the **AWSOpenSearchDataMig
-OpenSearch Ingestion uses your source domain version and distribution to determine what mechanism to use for migration. Some versions support the `point_in_time` option. OpenSearch Serverless uses the `search_after` option because it doesn't support `point_in_time` or `scroll`.
+OpenSearch Ingestion uses your source domain version and distribution to determine what mechanism to use for migration. Some versions support the `point_in_time` option. OpenSearch Serverless uses the `search_after` option because it doesn't support `scroll`. Note that OpenSearch Serverless does support `point_in_time` (PIT) operations; however, the pipeline uses `search_after` for compatibility across all source types.