# CloudFormation resources generated when AWS::Serverless::CapacityProvider is specified
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When an `AWS::Serverless::CapacityProvider` is specified, AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM) generates an `AWS::Lambda::CapacityProvider` base CloudFormation resource.

**`AWS::Lambda::CapacityProvider`**  
*`LogicalId`: *`{{<capacityprovider‑LogicalId>}}`  
*Referenceable property: *N/A (you must use the `LogicalId` to reference this CloudFormation resource)

In addition to this CloudFormation resource, when `AWS::Serverless::CapacityProvider` is specified, AWS SAM also generates CloudFormation resources for the following scenarios:

**Topics**
+ [OperatorRole property is not specified](#sam-specification-generated-resources-capacityprovider-iam-role)

## OperatorRole property is not specified
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When the `OperatorRole` property of an `AWS::Serverless::CapacityProvider` is *not* specified, AWS SAM generates an `AWS::IAM::Role` CloudFormation resource with the `AWSLambdaManagedEC2ResourceOperator` managed policy attached.

**`AWS::IAM::Role`**  
*`LogicalId`: *`{{<capacityprovider‑LogicalId>}}OperatorRole`  
*Referenceable property: *N/A (you must use the `LogicalId` to reference this CloudFormation resource)