DynamoDB
Overview
Amazon DynamoDB is a managed NoSQL database service that's offered by Amazon as part of the AWS portfolio.
Example use case
You currently use DynamoDB to store metrics on product use and growth, but being stuck in the DynamoDB silo means that you can't easily use this data across a range of business use cases or teams. You can use a batch sync to liberate your data into Cinchy.
The DynamoDB source supports batch syncs.
Info tab
You can find the parameters in the Info tab below (Image 1).
Values
Parameter | Description | Example |
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Title | Mandatory. Input a name for your data sync | Product Metrics |
Variables | Optional. Review our documentation on Variables here for more information about this field. | |
Permissions | Data syncs are role based access systems where you can give specific groups read, write, execute, and/or all of the above with admin access. Inputting at least an Admin Group is mandatory. |
Source tab
The following table outlines the mandatory and optional parameters you will find on the Source tab (Image 2).
The following parameters will help to define your data sync source and how it functions.
Parameter | Description | Example |
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Source | Mandatory. Select your source from the drop down menu. | DynamoDB |
Entity | Mandatory. The name of the entity you want to sync as it appears in DynamoDB. | Metrics |
AWS Access Key (Client ID) | Mandatory. The encrypted AWS Access Key (Client ID) used to access your DynamoDB. | |
AWS Secret (Client Secret) | Mandatory. The encrypted AWS Secret (Client Secret) used to access your DynamoDB. | |
AWS Region | Mandatory. The name of the region for your AWS instance. | US-East-1 |
Username | Mandatory. The name of a user with access to connect to your DynamoDB server. | |
Password | Mandatory. The password associated with the above user. | |
AuthType | This field defines the authentication type for your data sync. Cinchy supports "Access Key" and "IAM" role. When selecting Access Key, you must provide the key and key secret. When selecting IAM role, a new field will appear for you to paste in the role's Amazon Resource Name (ARN). You also must ensure that:The role must be configured to have at least read access to the source. The Connections pods' role must have permission to assume the role specified in the data sync config |
Next steps
Configure your Destination
Define your Sync Actions.
Add in your Post Sync Scripts, if required.
Click Jobs > Start a Job to begin your sync.
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