# lambda-function-description
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Checks if AWS Lambda functions have a description. The rule is NON\$1COMPLIANT if configuration.description does not exist or is an empty string. 



**Identifier:** LAMBDA\$1FUNCTION\$1DESCRIPTION

**Resource Types:** AWS::Lambda::Function

**Trigger type:** Configuration changes

**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), China (Beijing), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), China (Ningxia) Region

**Parameters:**

None  

## AWS CloudFormation template
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To create AWS Config managed rules with AWS CloudFormation templates, see [Creating AWS Config Managed Rules With AWS CloudFormation Templates](aws-config-managed-rules-cloudformation-templates.md).