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Create and Execute a Change Set

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Recipe · 4 steps

Create and Execute a Change Set

with AWS CloudFormation · IT Infrastructure Management

Preview a stack change via a change set and execute it to completion.

  1. Create a change set describing how the supplied template differs from the stack's current template.
  2. Poll DescribeChangeSet until the change set finishes computing. Branch to execution on CREATE_COMPLETE or to a failure end when creation fails.
  3. Execute the created change set, which starts updating the stack with the previewed changes.
  4. Poll DescribeStacks until the stack update settles. End on UPDATE_COMPLETE or on any update rollback terminal state.
What you'll need to have ready
  • stackName: The name or unique ID of the existing stack to change.
  • changeSetName: The name to assign to the change set.
  • templateBody: The updated CloudFormation template body for the change set.
  • capability: An optional capability to acknowledge (e.g. CAPABILITY_IAM).
For your developer

Arazzo workflow cloudformation:change-set-deploy, 4 operations: createChangeSet → describeChangeSet → executeChangeSet → describeStacks. Specs on APIs.io.

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