Modifying the Backup Content in a DynamoDB Table Group

You can change the tables that you want to back up in a DynamoDB table group.

You can also add a rule to discover the tables based on a table name or a tag name for the table. All the tables that match the rule are automatically added to the table group.

Procedure

1. From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

   The database overview page appears.

2. On the Instances tab, from the list of Instances, select DynamoDB.

   The Instances page for cloud databases appears.

3. Click the instance.

   The instance page appears.

4. Click the Table groups tab.

   The Table groups details page appears.

5. In the Table group section, click the + of the table group that you want to modify.

   The Amazon DynamoDB content page appears.

   • To select specific DynamoDB tables or regions, complete the following steps:

     1. Click Add tables.

        The Browse backup content dialog box appears.

     2. Select or clear the tables or regions to include or exclude from the backups.

     3. Click SAVE.

   • To use a rule based on table name, complete the following steps:

     1. Click Add table rule.

        The Add table rule dialog box appears.

     2. From the Select rule for list, select TableRule.

     3. From the Which matches with list, select the rule that you want to apply. For example, to discover tables that match a specific name, select Equals.

     4. In the Name box, type the keyword on which you want to match the cluster name.

     5. To close the Add table rule dialog box, click SAVE.

     6. To view the list of tables that match the table rule criteria you selected, click PREVIEW.

   • To use a rule based on a tag name, complete the following steps:

     1. From the Select rule for list, select TagRule.

     2. In the Tag name box, type the tag name on which you want to discover the tables.

     3. From the Which matches with list, select the rule that you want to apply. For example, to discover tables that match a specific tag value, select Equals.

     4. In the Tag value box, type the tag value on which you want to match the tag name for the tables.

     5. To close the Add table rule dialog box, click SAVE.

     6. To view the list of tables that match the table rule criteria you selected, click PREVIEW.

6. Click SAVE.