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AWS AmazonCloudWatch: Note on IAM role manager behavior when creating scheduled queries

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2026-09-27 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/create-scheduled-query.md · Type: iam

Summary

Added two identical notes explaining that when role manager is enabled, CloudWatch attaches the IAM role automatically and the role options are replaced by a Customize option, with a link to IAM role creation docs.

Security assessment

The note is a UX clarification about how IAM roles are attached for scheduled queries when role manager is enabled; it touches IAM roles but documents no security control, permission boundary, or vulnerability. Security relevance is tangential.

Evidence

+If role manager is enabled in your account, CloudWatch attaches the role for you, and the role options described here (for example the **Create new role** button) are replaced by a **Customize** option. To use a different role, choose **Customize**. For more information about IAM role creation, see [IAM role creation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/create-scheduled-query.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/create-scheduled-query.md
index e7586b022..14855bea5 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/create-scheduled-query.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/create-scheduled-query.md
@@ -82,0 +83,4 @@ Console
+###### Note
+
+If role manager is enabled in your account, CloudWatch attaches the role for you, and the role options described here (for example the **Create new role** button) are replaced by a **Customize** option. To use a different role, choose **Customize**. For more information about IAM role creation, see [IAM role creation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+
@@ -88,0 +93,4 @@ Console
+###### Note
+
+If role manager is enabled in your account, CloudWatch attaches the role for you, and the role options described here (for example the **Create new role** button) are replaced by a **Customize** option. To use a different role, choose **Customize**. For more information about IAM role creation, see [IAM role creation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_create.html) in the _IAM User Guide_.
+