Create OrdersTable DynamoDB table

In this step, we will create a new DynamoDB table using a SAM template.

Create FCAJOrdersTable DynamoDB table

1. Open template.yaml in the source code you downloaded before.

   • Add the following parameter to define the table name for FCAJOrdersTable.

     orderTable:
       Type: String
       Default: OrdersTable
     

     

   • Add the following resource block to create the FCAJOrdersTable DynamoDB table.

     FCAJOrdersTable:
       Type: AWS::DynamoDB::Table
       Properties:
         TableName: !Ref orderTable
         BillingMode: PAY_PER_REQUEST
         AttributeDefinitions:
           - AttributeName: id
             AttributeType: S
           - AttributeName: book_id
             AttributeType: S
         KeySchema:
           - AttributeName: id
             KeyType: HASH
           - AttributeName: book_id
             KeyType: RANGE
     

     

2. Run the below commands to validate and build the SAM template.

   sam validate
   sam build
   

   

3. Deploy the updated stack.

   sam deploy
   

   

4. Wait for the CloudFormation stack to finish creating the FCAJOrdersTable resource.

   

5. Open AWS DynamoDB console to verify the OrdersTable has been created successfully.