Managing Data Relationships in DynamoDB

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Managing Data Relationships in DynamoDB

In this lab, we will create a data model in DynamoDB to manage one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many, and hierarchical data relationships.

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Lab Info

Level

Advanced

Last updated

Apr 06, 2025

Duration

45m

Challenge

Analyze Provided Data

Use target_abridged.csv to plan your data model to satisfy the provided access patterns by choosing partition and sort keys for your DynamoDB table, any data transformations, and any secondary indexes that are needed.
Challenge

Create a DynamoDB Table

With the information from the previous task, create a DynamoDB table in the provided AWS account.
Challenge

Log in to Provided EC2 Instance
Log in to the provided EC2 instance with the credentials found in the lab interface:
```
ssh cloud_user@<PUBLIC_IP_ADDRESS>
```
Challenge

Update `load.py`

Update load.py to execute any data transformations from the first task.
Challenge

Run `load.py`
Run load.py, replacing <TABLE_NAME> with the name of your table:
```
python3 load.py -t <TABLE_NAME>
```
Challenge

Update `queries.py`

Edit queries.py, updating the queries dictionary with the appropriate queries to satisfy each access pattern. Be sure to use the correct table and index names.
Challenge

Confirm Queries Return Expected Data
Run queries.py:
```
python3 queries.py
```
Verify output against the expected output in the lab information.

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