Sfn

This page documents function available when using the Sfn module, created with @service Sfn.

Index

Documentation

Main.Sfn.create_activityMethod
create_activity(name)
create_activity(name, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Creates an activity. An activity is a task that you write in any programming language and host on any machine that has access to Step Functions. Activities must poll Step Functions using the GetActivityTask API action and respond using SendTask* API actions. This function lets Step Functions know the existence of your activity and returns an identifier for use in a state machine and when polling from the activity. This operation is eventually consistent. The results are best effort and may not reflect very recent updates and changes. CreateActivity is an idempotent API. Subsequent requests won’t create a duplicate resource if it was already created. CreateActivity's idempotency check is based on the activity name. If a following request has different tags values, Step Functions will ignore these differences and treat it as an idempotent request of the previous. In this case, tags will not be updated, even if they are different.

Arguments

  • name: The name of the activity to create. This name must be unique for your Amazon Web Services account and region for 90 days. For more information, see Limits Related to State Machine Executions in the Step Functions Developer Guide. A name must not contain: white space brackets &lt; &gt; { } [ ] wildcard characters ? * special characters " # % ^ | ~ ` &amp; , ; : / control characters (U+0000-001F, U+007F-009F) To enable logging with CloudWatch Logs, the name should only contain 0-9, A-Z, a-z, - and _.

Optional Parameters

Optional parameters can be passed as a params::Dict{String,<:Any}. Valid keys are:

  • "tags": The list of tags to add to a resource. An array of key-value pairs. For more information, see Using Cost Allocation Tags in the Amazon Web Services Billing and Cost Management User Guide, and Controlling Access Using IAM Tags. Tags may only contain Unicode letters, digits, white space, or these symbols: _ . : / = + - @.
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Main.Sfn.create_state_machineMethod
create_state_machine(definition, name, role_arn)
create_state_machine(definition, name, role_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Creates a state machine. A state machine consists of a collection of states that can do work (Task states), determine to which states to transition next (Choice states), stop an execution with an error (Fail states), and so on. State machines are specified using a JSON-based, structured language. For more information, see Amazon States Language in the Step Functions User Guide. This operation is eventually consistent. The results are best effort and may not reflect very recent updates and changes. CreateStateMachine is an idempotent API. Subsequent requests won’t create a duplicate resource if it was already created. CreateStateMachine's idempotency check is based on the state machine name, definition, type, LoggingConfiguration and TracingConfiguration. If a following request has a different roleArn or tags, Step Functions will ignore these differences and treat it as an idempotent request of the previous. In this case, roleArn and tags will not be updated, even if they are different.

Arguments

  • definition: The Amazon States Language definition of the state machine. See Amazon States Language.
  • name: The name of the state machine. A name must not contain: white space brackets &lt; &gt; { } [ ] wildcard characters ? * special characters " # % ^ | ~ ` &amp; , ; : / control characters (U+0000-001F, U+007F-009F) To enable logging with CloudWatch Logs, the name should only contain 0-9, A-Z, a-z, - and _.
  • role_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM role to use for this state machine.

Optional Parameters

Optional parameters can be passed as a params::Dict{String,<:Any}. Valid keys are:

  • "loggingConfiguration": Defines what execution history events are logged and where they are logged. By default, the level is set to OFF. For more information see Log Levels in the Step Functions User Guide.
  • "tags": Tags to be added when creating a state machine. An array of key-value pairs. For more information, see Using Cost Allocation Tags in the Amazon Web Services Billing and Cost Management User Guide, and Controlling Access Using IAM Tags. Tags may only contain Unicode letters, digits, white space, or these symbols: _ . : / = + - @.
  • "tracingConfiguration": Selects whether X-Ray tracing is enabled.
  • "type": Determines whether a Standard or Express state machine is created. The default is STANDARD. You cannot update the type of a state machine once it has been created.
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Main.Sfn.delete_activityMethod
delete_activity(activity_arn)
delete_activity(activity_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Deletes an activity.

Arguments

  • activity_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the activity to delete.
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Main.Sfn.delete_state_machineMethod
delete_state_machine(state_machine_arn)
delete_state_machine(state_machine_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Deletes a state machine. This is an asynchronous operation: It sets the state machine's status to DELETING and begins the deletion process. If the given state machine Amazon Resource Name (ARN) is a qualified state machine ARN, it will fail with ValidationException. A qualified state machine ARN refers to a Distributed Map state defined within a state machine. For example, the qualified state machine ARN arn:partition:states:region:account-id:stateMachine:stateMachineName/mapStateLabel refers to a Distributed Map state with a label mapStateLabel in the state machine named stateMachineName. For EXPRESS state machines, the deletion will happen eventually (usually less than a minute). Running executions may emit logs after DeleteStateMachine API is called.

Arguments

  • state_machine_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the state machine to delete.
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Main.Sfn.describe_activityMethod
describe_activity(activity_arn)
describe_activity(activity_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Describes an activity. This operation is eventually consistent. The results are best effort and may not reflect very recent updates and changes.

Arguments

  • activity_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the activity to describe.
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Main.Sfn.describe_executionMethod
describe_execution(execution_arn)
describe_execution(execution_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Provides all information about a state machine execution, such as the state machine associated with the execution, the execution input and output, and relevant execution metadata. Use this API action to return the Map Run ARN if the execution was dispatched by a Map Run. This operation is eventually consistent. The results are best effort and may not reflect very recent updates and changes. This API action is not supported by EXPRESS state machine executions unless they were dispatched by a Map Run.

Arguments

  • execution_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the execution to describe.
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Main.Sfn.describe_map_runMethod
describe_map_run(map_run_arn)
describe_map_run(map_run_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Provides information about a Map Run's configuration, progress, and results. For more information, see Examining Map Run in the Step Functions Developer Guide.

Arguments

  • map_run_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that identifies a Map Run.
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Main.Sfn.describe_state_machineMethod
describe_state_machine(state_machine_arn)
describe_state_machine(state_machine_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Provides information about a state machine's definition, its IAM role Amazon Resource Name (ARN), and configuration. If the state machine ARN is a qualified state machine ARN, the response returned includes the Map state's label. A qualified state machine ARN refers to a Distributed Map state defined within a state machine. For example, the qualified state machine ARN arn:partition:states:region:account-id:stateMachine:stateMachineName/mapStateLabel refers to a Distributed Map state with a label mapStateLabel in the state machine named stateMachineName. This operation is eventually consistent. The results are best effort and may not reflect very recent updates and changes.

Arguments

  • state_machine_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the state machine to describe.
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Main.Sfn.describe_state_machine_for_executionMethod
describe_state_machine_for_execution(execution_arn)
describe_state_machine_for_execution(execution_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Provides information about a state machine's definition, its execution role ARN, and configuration. If an execution was dispatched by a Map Run, the Map Run is returned in the response. Additionally, the state machine returned will be the state machine associated with the Map Run. This operation is eventually consistent. The results are best effort and may not reflect very recent updates and changes. This API action is not supported by EXPRESS state machines.

Arguments

  • execution_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the execution you want state machine information for.
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Main.Sfn.get_activity_taskMethod
get_activity_task(activity_arn)
get_activity_task(activity_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Used by workers to retrieve a task (with the specified activity ARN) which has been scheduled for execution by a running state machine. This initiates a long poll, where the service holds the HTTP connection open and responds as soon as a task becomes available (i.e. an execution of a task of this type is needed.) The maximum time the service holds on to the request before responding is 60 seconds. If no task is available within 60 seconds, the poll returns a taskToken with a null string. This API action isn't logged in CloudTrail. Workers should set their client side socket timeout to at least 65 seconds (5 seconds higher than the maximum time the service may hold the poll request). Polling with GetActivityTask can cause latency in some implementations. See Avoid Latency When Polling for Activity Tasks in the Step Functions Developer Guide.

Arguments

  • activity_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the activity to retrieve tasks from (assigned when you create the task using CreateActivity.)

Optional Parameters

Optional parameters can be passed as a params::Dict{String,<:Any}. Valid keys are:

  • "workerName": You can provide an arbitrary name in order to identify the worker that the task is assigned to. This name is used when it is logged in the execution history.
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Main.Sfn.get_execution_historyMethod
get_execution_history(execution_arn)
get_execution_history(execution_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Returns the history of the specified execution as a list of events. By default, the results are returned in ascending order of the timeStamp of the events. Use the reverseOrder parameter to get the latest events first. If nextToken is returned, there are more results available. The value of nextToken is a unique pagination token for each page. Make the call again using the returned token to retrieve the next page. Keep all other arguments unchanged. Each pagination token expires after 24 hours. Using an expired pagination token will return an HTTP 400 InvalidToken error. This API action is not supported by EXPRESS state machines.

Arguments

  • execution_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the execution.

Optional Parameters

Optional parameters can be passed as a params::Dict{String,<:Any}. Valid keys are:

  • "includeExecutionData": You can select whether execution data (input or output of a history event) is returned. The default is true.
  • "maxResults": The maximum number of results that are returned per call. You can use nextToken to obtain further pages of results. The default is 100 and the maximum allowed page size is 1000. A value of 0 uses the default. This is only an upper limit. The actual number of results returned per call might be fewer than the specified maximum.
  • "nextToken": If nextToken is returned, there are more results available. The value of nextToken is a unique pagination token for each page. Make the call again using the returned token to retrieve the next page. Keep all other arguments unchanged. Each pagination token expires after 24 hours. Using an expired pagination token will return an HTTP 400 InvalidToken error.
  • "reverseOrder": Lists events in descending order of their timeStamp.
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Main.Sfn.list_activitiesMethod
list_activities()
list_activities(params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Lists the existing activities. If nextToken is returned, there are more results available. The value of nextToken is a unique pagination token for each page. Make the call again using the returned token to retrieve the next page. Keep all other arguments unchanged. Each pagination token expires after 24 hours. Using an expired pagination token will return an HTTP 400 InvalidToken error. This operation is eventually consistent. The results are best effort and may not reflect very recent updates and changes.

Optional Parameters

Optional parameters can be passed as a params::Dict{String,<:Any}. Valid keys are:

  • "maxResults": The maximum number of results that are returned per call. You can use nextToken to obtain further pages of results. The default is 100 and the maximum allowed page size is 1000. A value of 0 uses the default. This is only an upper limit. The actual number of results returned per call might be fewer than the specified maximum.
  • "nextToken": If nextToken is returned, there are more results available. The value of nextToken is a unique pagination token for each page. Make the call again using the returned token to retrieve the next page. Keep all other arguments unchanged. Each pagination token expires after 24 hours. Using an expired pagination token will return an HTTP 400 InvalidToken error.
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Main.Sfn.list_executionsMethod
list_executions()
list_executions(params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Lists all executions of a state machine or a Map Run. You can list all executions related to a state machine by specifying a state machine Amazon Resource Name (ARN), or those related to a Map Run by specifying a Map Run ARN. Results are sorted by time, with the most recent execution first. If nextToken is returned, there are more results available. The value of nextToken is a unique pagination token for each page. Make the call again using the returned token to retrieve the next page. Keep all other arguments unchanged. Each pagination token expires after 24 hours. Using an expired pagination token will return an HTTP 400 InvalidToken error. This operation is eventually consistent. The results are best effort and may not reflect very recent updates and changes. This API action is not supported by EXPRESS state machines.

Optional Parameters

Optional parameters can be passed as a params::Dict{String,<:Any}. Valid keys are:

  • "mapRunArn": The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the Map Run that started the child workflow executions. If the mapRunArn field is specified, a list of all of the child workflow executions started by a Map Run is returned. For more information, see Examining Map Run in the Step Functions Developer Guide. You can specify either a mapRunArn or a stateMachineArn, but not both.
  • "maxResults": The maximum number of results that are returned per call. You can use nextToken to obtain further pages of results. The default is 100 and the maximum allowed page size is 1000. A value of 0 uses the default. This is only an upper limit. The actual number of results returned per call might be fewer than the specified maximum.
  • "nextToken": If nextToken is returned, there are more results available. The value of nextToken is a unique pagination token for each page. Make the call again using the returned token to retrieve the next page. Keep all other arguments unchanged. Each pagination token expires after 24 hours. Using an expired pagination token will return an HTTP 400 InvalidToken error.
  • "stateMachineArn": The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the state machine whose executions is listed. You can specify either a mapRunArn or a stateMachineArn, but not both.
  • "statusFilter": If specified, only list the executions whose current execution status matches the given filter.
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Main.Sfn.list_map_runsMethod
list_map_runs(execution_arn)
list_map_runs(execution_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Lists all Map Runs that were started by a given state machine execution. Use this API action to obtain Map Run ARNs, and then call DescribeMapRun to obtain more information, if needed.

Arguments

  • execution_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the execution for which the Map Runs must be listed.

Optional Parameters

Optional parameters can be passed as a params::Dict{String,<:Any}. Valid keys are:

  • "maxResults": The maximum number of results that are returned per call. You can use nextToken to obtain further pages of results. The default is 100 and the maximum allowed page size is 1000. A value of 0 uses the default. This is only an upper limit. The actual number of results returned per call might be fewer than the specified maximum.
  • "nextToken": If nextToken is returned, there are more results available. The value of nextToken is a unique pagination token for each page. Make the call again using the returned token to retrieve the next page. Keep all other arguments unchanged. Each pagination token expires after 24 hours. Using an expired pagination token will return an HTTP 400 InvalidToken error.
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Main.Sfn.list_state_machinesMethod
list_state_machines()
list_state_machines(params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Lists the existing state machines. If nextToken is returned, there are more results available. The value of nextToken is a unique pagination token for each page. Make the call again using the returned token to retrieve the next page. Keep all other arguments unchanged. Each pagination token expires after 24 hours. Using an expired pagination token will return an HTTP 400 InvalidToken error. This operation is eventually consistent. The results are best effort and may not reflect very recent updates and changes.

Optional Parameters

Optional parameters can be passed as a params::Dict{String,<:Any}. Valid keys are:

  • "maxResults": The maximum number of results that are returned per call. You can use nextToken to obtain further pages of results. The default is 100 and the maximum allowed page size is 1000. A value of 0 uses the default. This is only an upper limit. The actual number of results returned per call might be fewer than the specified maximum.
  • "nextToken": If nextToken is returned, there are more results available. The value of nextToken is a unique pagination token for each page. Make the call again using the returned token to retrieve the next page. Keep all other arguments unchanged. Each pagination token expires after 24 hours. Using an expired pagination token will return an HTTP 400 InvalidToken error.
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Main.Sfn.list_tags_for_resourceMethod
list_tags_for_resource(resource_arn)
list_tags_for_resource(resource_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

List tags for a given resource. Tags may only contain Unicode letters, digits, white space, or these symbols: _ . : / = + - @.

Arguments

  • resource_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the Step Functions state machine or activity.
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Main.Sfn.send_task_failureMethod
send_task_failure(task_token)
send_task_failure(task_token, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Used by activity workers and task states using the callback pattern to report that the task identified by the taskToken failed.

Arguments

  • task_token: The token that represents this task. Task tokens are generated by Step Functions when tasks are assigned to a worker, or in the context object when a workflow enters a task state. See GetActivityTaskOutputtaskToken.

Optional Parameters

Optional parameters can be passed as a params::Dict{String,<:Any}. Valid keys are:

  • "cause": A more detailed explanation of the cause of the failure.
  • "error": The error code of the failure.
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Main.Sfn.send_task_heartbeatMethod
send_task_heartbeat(task_token)
send_task_heartbeat(task_token, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Used by activity workers and task states using the callback pattern to report to Step Functions that the task represented by the specified taskToken is still making progress. This action resets the Heartbeat clock. The Heartbeat threshold is specified in the state machine's Amazon States Language definition (HeartbeatSeconds). This action does not in itself create an event in the execution history. However, if the task times out, the execution history contains an ActivityTimedOut entry for activities, or a TaskTimedOut entry for for tasks using the job run or callback pattern. The Timeout of a task, defined in the state machine's Amazon States Language definition, is its maximum allowed duration, regardless of the number of SendTaskHeartbeat requests received. Use HeartbeatSeconds to configure the timeout interval for heartbeats.

Arguments

  • task_token: The token that represents this task. Task tokens are generated by Step Functions when tasks are assigned to a worker, or in the context object when a workflow enters a task state. See GetActivityTaskOutputtaskToken.
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Main.Sfn.send_task_successMethod
send_task_success(output, task_token)
send_task_success(output, task_token, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Used by activity workers and task states using the callback pattern to report that the task identified by the taskToken completed successfully.

Arguments

  • output: The JSON output of the task. Length constraints apply to the payload size, and are expressed as bytes in UTF-8 encoding.
  • task_token: The token that represents this task. Task tokens are generated by Step Functions when tasks are assigned to a worker, or in the context object when a workflow enters a task state. See GetActivityTaskOutputtaskToken.
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Main.Sfn.start_executionMethod
start_execution(state_machine_arn)
start_execution(state_machine_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Starts a state machine execution. If the given state machine Amazon Resource Name (ARN) is a qualified state machine ARN, it will fail with ValidationException. A qualified state machine ARN refers to a Distributed Map state defined within a state machine. For example, the qualified state machine ARN arn:partition:states:region:account-id:stateMachine:stateMachineName/mapStateLabel refers to a Distributed Map state with a label mapStateLabel in the state machine named stateMachineName. StartExecution is idempotent for STANDARD workflows. For a STANDARD workflow, if StartExecution is called with the same name and input as a running execution, the call will succeed and return the same response as the original request. If the execution is closed or if the input is different, it will return a 400 ExecutionAlreadyExists error. Names can be reused after 90 days. StartExecution is not idempotent for EXPRESS workflows.

Arguments

  • state_machine_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the state machine to execute.

Optional Parameters

Optional parameters can be passed as a params::Dict{String,<:Any}. Valid keys are:

  • "input": The string that contains the JSON input data for the execution, for example: "input": "{"first_name" : "test"}" If you don't include any JSON input data, you still must include the two braces, for example: "input": "{}" Length constraints apply to the payload size, and are expressed as bytes in UTF-8 encoding.
  • "name": The name of the execution. This name must be unique for your Amazon Web Services account, region, and state machine for 90 days. For more information, see Limits Related to State Machine Executions in the Step Functions Developer Guide. A name must not contain: white space brackets &lt; &gt; { } [ ] wildcard characters ? * special characters " # % ^ | ~ ` &amp; , ; : / control characters (U+0000-001F, U+007F-009F) To enable logging with CloudWatch Logs, the name should only contain 0-9, A-Z, a-z, - and _.
  • "traceHeader": Passes the X-Ray trace header. The trace header can also be passed in the request payload.
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Main.Sfn.start_sync_executionMethod
start_sync_execution(state_machine_arn)
start_sync_execution(state_machine_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Starts a Synchronous Express state machine execution. StartSyncExecution is not available for STANDARD workflows. StartSyncExecution will return a 200 OK response, even if your execution fails, because the status code in the API response doesn't reflect function errors. Error codes are reserved for errors that prevent your execution from running, such as permissions errors, limit errors, or issues with your state machine code and configuration. This API action isn't logged in CloudTrail.

Arguments

  • state_machine_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the state machine to execute.

Optional Parameters

Optional parameters can be passed as a params::Dict{String,<:Any}. Valid keys are:

  • "input": The string that contains the JSON input data for the execution, for example: "input": "{"first_name" : "test"}" If you don't include any JSON input data, you still must include the two braces, for example: "input": "{}" Length constraints apply to the payload size, and are expressed as bytes in UTF-8 encoding.
  • "name": The name of the execution.
  • "traceHeader": Passes the X-Ray trace header. The trace header can also be passed in the request payload.
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Main.Sfn.stop_executionMethod
stop_execution(execution_arn)
stop_execution(execution_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Stops an execution. This API action is not supported by EXPRESS state machines.

Arguments

  • execution_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the execution to stop.

Optional Parameters

Optional parameters can be passed as a params::Dict{String,<:Any}. Valid keys are:

  • "cause": A more detailed explanation of the cause of the failure.
  • "error": The error code of the failure.
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Main.Sfn.tag_resourceMethod
tag_resource(resource_arn, tags)
tag_resource(resource_arn, tags, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Add a tag to a Step Functions resource. An array of key-value pairs. For more information, see Using Cost Allocation Tags in the Amazon Web Services Billing and Cost Management User Guide, and Controlling Access Using IAM Tags. Tags may only contain Unicode letters, digits, white space, or these symbols: _ . : / = + - @.

Arguments

  • resource_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the Step Functions state machine or activity.
  • tags: The list of tags to add to a resource. Tags may only contain Unicode letters, digits, white space, or these symbols: _ . : / = + - @.
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Main.Sfn.untag_resourceMethod
untag_resource(resource_arn, tag_keys)
untag_resource(resource_arn, tag_keys, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Remove a tag from a Step Functions resource

Arguments

  • resource_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the Step Functions state machine or activity.
  • tag_keys: The list of tags to remove from the resource.
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Main.Sfn.update_map_runMethod
update_map_run(map_run_arn)
update_map_run(map_run_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Updates an in-progress Map Run's configuration to include changes to the settings that control maximum concurrency and Map Run failure.

Arguments

  • map_run_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of a Map Run.

Optional Parameters

Optional parameters can be passed as a params::Dict{String,<:Any}. Valid keys are:

  • "maxConcurrency": The maximum number of child workflow executions that can be specified to run in parallel for the Map Run at the same time.
  • "toleratedFailureCount": The maximum number of failed items before the Map Run fails.
  • "toleratedFailurePercentage": The maximum percentage of failed items before the Map Run fails.
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Main.Sfn.update_state_machineMethod
update_state_machine(state_machine_arn)
update_state_machine(state_machine_arn, params::Dict{String,<:Any})

Updates an existing state machine by modifying its definition, roleArn, or loggingConfiguration. Running executions will continue to use the previous definition and roleArn. You must include at least one of definition or roleArn or you will receive a MissingRequiredParameter error. If the given state machine Amazon Resource Name (ARN) is a qualified state machine ARN, it will fail with ValidationException. A qualified state machine ARN refers to a Distributed Map state defined within a state machine. For example, the qualified state machine ARN arn:partition:states:region:account-id:stateMachine:stateMachineName/mapStateLabel refers to a Distributed Map state with a label mapStateLabel in the state machine named stateMachineName. All StartExecution calls within a few seconds will use the updated definition and roleArn. Executions started immediately after calling UpdateStateMachine may use the previous state machine definition and roleArn.

Arguments

  • state_machine_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the state machine.

Optional Parameters

Optional parameters can be passed as a params::Dict{String,<:Any}. Valid keys are:

  • "definition": The Amazon States Language definition of the state machine. See Amazon States Language.
  • "loggingConfiguration": The LoggingConfiguration data type is used to set CloudWatch Logs options.
  • "roleArn": The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM role of the state machine.
  • "tracingConfiguration": Selects whether X-Ray tracing is enabled.
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