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RequiredActivatedType - AWS CloudFormation

RequiredActivatedType

For extensions that are modules, a public third-party extension that must be activated in your account in order for the module itself to be activated.

For more information, see Requirements for activating third-party public modules in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.

Contents

OriginalTypeName

The type name of the public extension.

If you specified a TypeNameAlias when enabling the extension in this account and Region, CloudFormation treats that alias as the extension's type name within the account and Region, not the type name of the public extension. For more information, see Use aliases to refer to extensions in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 10. Maximum length of 204.

Pattern: [A-Za-z0-9]{2,64}::[A-Za-z0-9]{2,64}::[A-Za-z0-9]{2,64}(::MODULE){0,1}

Required: No

PublisherId

The publisher ID of the extension publisher.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 40.

Pattern: [0-9a-zA-Z]{12,40}

Required: No

SupportedMajorVersions.member.N

A list of the major versions of the extension type that the macro supports.

Type: Array of integers

Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 65535.

Required: No

TypeNameAlias

An alias assigned to the public extension, in this account and Region. If you specify an alias for the extension, CloudFormation treats the alias as the extension type name within this account and Region. You must use the alias to refer to the extension in your templates, API calls, and CloudFormation console.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 10. Maximum length of 204.

Pattern: [A-Za-z0-9]{2,64}::[A-Za-z0-9]{2,64}::[A-Za-z0-9]{2,64}(::MODULE){0,1}

Required: No

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:

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