Table of Contents

1. Challenge

   Create a DynamoDB Table Using the AWS Web Console

   1. Navigate to the DynamoDB web console.
   2. Click Create table.
   3. Provide configuration options outlined in the lab instructions.
   4. Click Create.
2. Challenge

   Create a DynamoDB Table Using the AWS CLI

   The following command will create the requested DynamoDB table:

   aws dynamodb
       create-table
           --table-name PetInventory
           --attribute-definitions
               AttributeName=pet_species,AttributeType=S
               AttributeName=pet_id,AttributeType=N
           --key-schema
               AttributeName=pet_species,KeyType=HASH
               AttributeName=pet_id,KeyType=RANGE
           --billing-mode PAY_PER_REQUEST
   

3. Challenge

   Create a DynamoDB Table with the Python Boto3 SDK

   The following Python script will create the requested DynamoDB table:

   import boto3
   ddb = boto3.client('dynamodb')
   createResponse = ddb.create_table(
       AttributeDefinitions=[
           {
               'AttributeName':'pet_species',
               'AttributeType': 'S',
           }, 
           {
               'AttributeName':'pet_id',
               'AttributeType':'N'
           }
       ], 
       KeySchema=[
           {
               'AttributeName':'pet_species',
               'KeyType':'HASH'
           },
           {
               'AttributeName':'pet_id',
               'KeyType':'RANGE'
           },
       ],
       BillingMode = 'PAY_PER_REQUEST',
       TableName='PetInventory'
   )
   

4. Challenge

   Create a DynamoDB Table with CloudFormation

   The following template will create the requested DynamoDB table"

   {
       "AWSTemplateFormatVersion": "2010-09-09",
       "Resources": {
           "PetTable": {
               "Type": "AWS::DynamoDB::Table",
               "Properties": {
                   "AttributeDefinitions" : [
                       {
                           "AttributeName": "pet_species",
                           "AttributeType": "S"
                       },
                       {
                           "AttributeName": "pet_id",
                           "AttributeType": "N"
                       }
                   ],
                   "KeySchema" : [
                       {
                           "AttributeName": "pet_species",
                           "KeyType": "HASH"
                       },
                       {
                           "AttributeName": "pet_id",
                           "KeyType": "RANGE"
                       }
                   ],
                   "TableName": "PetInventory",
                   "BillingMode": "PAY_PER_REQUEST"
               }
           }
       }
   }