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AWS amazondynamodb documentation change

Service: amazondynamodb · 2026-07-04 · Documentation low

File: amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/Scan.md

Summary

Added note about Scan operation sort order behavior

Security assessment

Clarifies non-security operational behavior of Scan. No security implications or vulnerability references.

Diff

diff --git a/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/Scan.md b/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/Scan.md
index 23ae63b01..d81c5dee7 100644
--- a//amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/Scan.md
+++ b//amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/Scan.md
@@ -16,0 +17,4 @@ A single `Scan` request can retrieve a maximum of 1 MB of data. Optionally, Dyna
+###### Note
+
+A `Scan` returns items in an order determined by how the table or secondary index stores them internally. Partition key values are returned in an arbitrary order that is not sorted. Within a single partition key value, items are returned in ascending (ASC) order by sort key value.
+