After you create the external objects, sync the corresponding external data source to get the metadata, such as the primary key schema and indexes on the DynamoDB table.
Required Editions
| Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience (not for high-data-volume external objects) |
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Available in: Developer Edition Available for an extra cost in: Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions |
| User Permissions Needed | |
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| To create and edit external data sources: | Customize Application |
- From Setup, enter External Data Sources in the Quick Find box, then select External Data Sources.
- Click the name of the external data source and then click Validate and Sync.
- Select the Amazon DynamoDB tables you want to sync and click Sync.
After syncing is complete, manually create external object fields for the synced tables.
Note If the Amazon DynamoDB primary key or indexes change, you must resync the tables
to get the updated metadata information.