Amazon DynamoDB

Prerequisites

AWS Credentials
- AWS access key id
- AWS secret access key
Region Name

Connection Properties

The following table describes the fields available when creating a new Dynamo DB Connection. Create a connection using the information below and these step-by-step instructions.

Field	Required	Description
Access Type	Required	This connection type is Read-Only, Write-Only, or Read-Write.
Connection Name	Required	Input your desired name.
Region Name	Required	The region name, such as `us-west-1`
Optional IAM Role ARN	Optional	Optional IAM role to assume.
Number of Segments to Load in Parallel	Required	Number of segments to load in parallel.
Milliseconds to Wait Between Retrieving/Writing Page of Results	Optional	Milliseconds to wait between retrieving / writing a page of results to reduce usage of provisioned throughout.
Requires Credentials	Optional	Check this box to create a new credential or select an existing credential.

Credential Properties

The following table describes the fields available when creating a new {connection type name} credential.

Field	Required	Description
Credential Name	Required	The name to identify this credential with. This credential will be available as a selection for future use.
Credential Type	Required	This field will automatically populate with `Amazon DynamoDB`.
AWS Access Key ID	Required	The access key ID for your account.
AWS Secret Access Key	Required	The secret access key for your account.

Read Connector Properties

The following table describes the fields available when creating a new DynamoDB Read Connector. Create a new Read Connector using the information below and these step-by-step instructions.

Field	Required	Description
Name	Required	Provide a name for your connector. We recommend using lowercase with underscores in place of spaces.
Description	Optional	Describes the connector. We recommend providing a description if you are ingesting information from the same source multiple times for different reasons.
Table Name	Required	The DynamoDB table name. Find a table name by using the DynamoDB API or Console.
Number of Segments to Load in Parallel	Optional	Number of segments to load in parallel.
Milliseconds to Wait Between Retrieving/Writing Page of Results		Milliseconds to wait between retrieving / writing a page of results to reduce usage of provisioned throughout.

Write Connector Properties

The following table describes the fields available when creating a new DynamoDB Write Connector. Create a new Write Connector using the information below and these step-by-step instructions.

Field	Required	Description
Name	Required	Provide a name for your connector. We recommend using lowercase with underscores in place of spaces.
Description	Optional	Describes the connector. We recommend providing a description if you are ingesting information from the same source multiple times for different reasons.
Upstream	Required	The name of the previous connector to pull data from.
Table Name	Required	The DynamoDB table name. Find a table name by using the DynamoDB API or Console.
Milliseconds to Wait Between Retrieving/Writing Page of Results	Optional	Milliseconds to wait between retrieving / writing a page of results to reduce usage of provisioned throughout.
Write Mode	Required	Choose between two write modes: - Upsert : this method does not manage the deletions in the partition but only updates and new insertions. - Incremental By Partition : slower than the previous one, scan all partitions in DynamoDB and check if there have been any changes or deletions. if using `Incremental by Partition`. You must create a Global Secondary Index which contains the hash key `ascend\_\_partition_id` and ProjectionType sets to `KEYS_ONLY`.