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# AWS::CloudFormation::GeneratedTemplate
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Creates a template from existing resources that are not already managed with CloudFormation. You can check the status of the template generation using the `DescribeGeneratedTemplate` API action.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "Type" : "AWS::CloudFormation::GeneratedTemplate",
  "Properties" : {
      "[GeneratedTemplateName](#cfn-cloudformation-generatedtemplate-generatedtemplatename)" : {{String}},
      "[TemplateConfiguration](#cfn-cloudformation-generatedtemplate-templateconfiguration)" : {{TemplateConfiguration}}
    }
}
```

### YAML
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```
Type: AWS::CloudFormation::GeneratedTemplate
Properties:
  [GeneratedTemplateName](#cfn-cloudformation-generatedtemplate-generatedtemplatename): {{String}}
  [TemplateConfiguration](#cfn-cloudformation-generatedtemplate-templateconfiguration): {{
    TemplateConfiguration}}
```

## Properties
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`GeneratedTemplateName`  <a name="cfn-cloudformation-generatedtemplate-generatedtemplatename"></a>
Property description not available.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `128`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`TemplateConfiguration`  <a name="cfn-cloudformation-generatedtemplate-templateconfiguration"></a>
The configuration details of a generated template.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [TemplateConfiguration](aws-properties-cloudformation-generatedtemplate-templateconfiguration.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

## Return values
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### Ref
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### Fn::GetAtt
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#### 
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`CreationTime`  <a name="CreationTime-fn::getatt"></a>
Property description not available.

`GeneratedTemplateId`  <a name="GeneratedTemplateId-fn::getatt"></a>
Property description not available.

`LastUpdatedTime`  <a name="LastUpdatedTime-fn::getatt"></a>
Property description not available.

`Status`  <a name="Status-fn::getatt"></a>
Property description not available.

`TotalWarnings`  <a name="TotalWarnings-fn::getatt"></a>
Contains any warnings returned by the `GetTemplateSummary` API action.