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Updating a schema or registry

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Updating a schema or registry - AWS Glue

Once created you can edit your schemas, schema versions, or registry.

Updating a registry

You can update a registry using the AWS Glue APIs or the AWS Glue console. The name of an existing registry cannot be edited. You can edit the description for a registry.

AWS Glue APIs

To update an existing registry, use the UpdateRegistry action (Python: update_registry) API.

Specify a RegistryId structure to indicate the registry that you want to update. Pass a Description to change the description for a registry.

aws glue update-registry --description updatedDescription --registry-id RegistryArn="arn:aws:glue:us-east-2:901234567890:registry/registryName1"
AWS Glue console

To update a registry using the AWS Glue console:

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS Glue console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/glue/.

  2. In the navigation pane, under Data catalog, choose Schema registries.

  3. Choose a registry from the the list of registries, by checking its box.

  4. In the Action menu, choose Edit registry.

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