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Facet - Amazon Cloud Directory
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Facet

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A structure that contains Name, ARN, Attributes, Rules, and ObjectTypes. See Facets for more information.

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FacetStyle

There are two different styles that you can define on any given facet, Static and Dynamic. For static facets, all attributes must be defined in the schema. For dynamic facets, attributes can be defined during data plane operations.

Type: String

Valid Values: STATIC | DYNAMIC

Required: No

Name

The name of the Facet.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.

Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]*$

Required: No

ObjectType

The object type that is associated with the facet. See CreateFacet:ObjectType for more details.

Type: String

Valid Values: NODE | LEAF_NODE | POLICY | INDEX

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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