Create DynamoDB Table

Create DynamoDB Table

1. Open DynamoDB console, then click Create table

2. Enter table name: Books

   • Enter partition key: id (String)
   • Enter sort key: rv_id (Number) - review id

3. Scroll down to Table settings section

   • Select Customize settings

4. Select On-demand for Read/write capacity settings

   • Click Create local index

5. Configure local secondary index:

   • Sort key: name (String)
   • Index name: name-index
   • Click Create index

6. Scroll down and click Create table

7. Wait for table creation to complete

Add Sample Data

8. Download the data file below: dynamoDB.json

9. Open the file and replace all <AWS-REGION> with your region (e.g., ap-southeast-1)

10. Run the following command in the directory where you saved dynamoDB.json:

    aws dynamodb batch-write-item --request-items file://dynamoDB.json
    

So we have created the Books table with the Local secondary index of name-index and imported sample data.