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# Access External Data with the Salesforce Connect Adapter for Amazon DynamoDB

Connect your users to data that's stored in Amazon DynamoDB.

- **[Salesforce Connect Adapter for Amazon DynamoDB](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.dynamodb_adapter_about.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Connect to Amazon DynamoDB to access and integrate DynamoDB data into Salesforce applications. With this adapter, take advantage of the flexible data storage capabilities of Amazon DynamoDB that provides fast and predictable performance combined with customer 360-degree view captured in Salesforce.
- **[Set Up Salesforce Connect to Access External Data in Amazon DynamoDB](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.dynamodb_setup.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Provide users with access to data stored in DynamoDB data source in Salesforce so that they have a complete view of the business.
- **[Manage Qualifiers for Salesforce Connect Adapter for Amazon DynamoDB](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.dynamodb_manage_qualifiers.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Amazon DynamoDB uses unique design patterns to model data efficiently that support multiple table and single table designs. To make data stored in Amazon DynamoDB table accessible to external objects, use qualifiers to reinterpret external data. The qualifiers describe the item attributes and indicates whether an item belongs to the schema represented by the external object. For multiple-table schema designs, the table qualifier is optional.
- **[Considerations for Salesforce Connect Adapters for Amazon DynamoDB](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.dynamodb_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Understand the special behaviors, limits, and recommendations for using the Salesforce Connect adapter for Amazon DynamoDB.