# Amazon DynamoDB

Amazon DynamoDB (DynamoDB) is a serverless, NoSQL, fully managed database from Amazon Web Services (AWS).

## General data connector information <a href="#dynamodb-general-info" id="dynamodb-general-info"></a>

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>System requirements and limitations</strong><br><br>Limitations on Structural support for indexes and global tables.</td><td><a href="dynamodb/dynamodb-sys-reqs">dynamodb-sys-reqs</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Structural differences and limitations</strong><br><br>Features that are unavailable or work differently for the DynamoDB data connector.</td><td><a href="dynamodb/dynamodb-structural-diffs">dynamodb-structural-diffs</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Required DynamoDB configuration</strong><br><br>Required configuration in DynamoDB before you create a DynamoDB workspace.</td><td><a href="dynamodb/dynamodb-before-workspace">dynamodb-before-workspace</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Configure workspace data connections</strong><br><br>Data connection settings for DynamoDB workspaces.</td><td><a href="dynamodb/dynamodb-connection-config">dynamodb-connection-config</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Configuring generators for DynamoDB collection fields <a href="#dynamodb-generator-config" id="dynamodb-generator-config"></a>

For DynamoDB, **Database View** and **Table View** are replaced with **Collection View**.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Scan collections</strong><br><br>The collection scan identifies the collections and fields in the database.</td><td><a href="../generation/working-with-document-based-data/mongodb-collection-scans">mongodb-collection-scans</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Use Collection View</strong><br><br>Use <strong>Collection View</strong> to assign generators to collection fields.</td><td><a href="../generation/working-with-document-based-data/mongodb-collection-view">mongodb-collection-view</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Assign generators to path expressions</strong><br><br>Assign a generator to all of the fields that match a JSONPath expression.</td><td><a href="../generation/working-with-document-based-data/document-path-expressions">document-path-expressions</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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