# Framework
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Contains detailed information about a framework. Frameworks contain controls, which evaluate and report on your backup events and resources. Frameworks generate daily compliance results.

## Contents
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 ** CreationTime **   <a name="Backup-Type-Framework-CreationTime"></a>
The date and time that a framework is created, in ISO 8601 representation. The value of `CreationTime` is accurate to milliseconds. For example, 2020-07-10T15:00:00.000-08:00 represents the 10th of July 2020 at 3:00 PM 8 hours behind UTC.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: No

 ** DeploymentStatus **   <a name="Backup-Type-Framework-DeploymentStatus"></a>
The deployment status of a framework. The statuses are:  
 `CREATE_IN_PROGRESS | UPDATE_IN_PROGRESS | DELETE_IN_PROGRESS | COMPLETED | FAILED`   
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** FrameworkArn **   <a name="Backup-Type-Framework-FrameworkArn"></a>
An Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that uniquely identifies a resource. The format of the ARN depends on the resource type.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** FrameworkDescription **   <a name="Backup-Type-Framework-FrameworkDescription"></a>
An optional description of the framework with a maximum 1,024 characters.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 1024.  
Pattern: `.*\S.*`   
Required: No

 ** FrameworkName **   <a name="Backup-Type-Framework-FrameworkName"></a>
The unique name of a framework. This name is between 1 and 256 characters, starting with a letter, and consisting of letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), and underscores (\$1).  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z][_a-zA-Z0-9]*`   
Required: No

 ** NumberOfControls **   <a name="Backup-Type-Framework-NumberOfControls"></a>
The number of controls contained by the framework.  
Type: Integer  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/backup-2018-11-15/Framework) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/backup-2018-11-15/Framework) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/backup-2018-11-15/Framework)