Quicksight automation via cloudformation (IotAnalytics datasource)

Question

Hi, i trying to automate QS with cloudformation and im stuck with datasource json template.
the goal is create datasource which reference to aws iot analytics data set. 
I have tried everything without success.

below is mine template:

```
{
  "AWSTemplateFormatVersion": "2010-09-09",
  "Description": "--",
  "Parameters" : {
    "DataSetName" : {
      "Type" : "String",
      "Default" : "test_dataset",
      "Description" : "datasetName"
    }
  },
   "Resources": {
    "testQSdatasource": {
      "Type" : "AWS::QuickSight::DataSource",
      "Properties" : {
        "AwsAccountId" : {"Ref": "AWS::AccountId"},
        "DataSourceId" : "test_data_source_1",
        "Name" : "Analytics_data_source1",
        "Type" : "AWS_IOT_ANALYTICS",
        "DataSourceParameters": {
          "AwsIotAnalyticsParameters": {
            "DataSetName": {"Ref": "DataSetName"}
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

i found also that docs not mentioned `AwsIotAnalyticsParameters` or anything similar that referenced to iot analytics.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-quicksight-datasource-datasourceparameters.html

So is it even possible to  create QS datasource which refer to iot analytics dataset?

Answer

up..
 I also try to create datasource via CLI with this code:

```
aws quicksight create-data-source --aws-account-id "" --data-source-id "test123" --name "test123" --type "AWS_IOT_ANALYTICS" --data-source-parameters '{"AwsIotAnalyticsParameters":{"DataSetName" : "test_30_day_dataset_dev"}}'
```

but this also fails. 
Here is CLI response: `An error occurred (InvalidParameterValueException) when calling the CreateDataSource operation: DataSourceParameters field is incorrectly set`

Does someone knows what may cause that error msg?

Answer

Looks like we do not have IoT analytics supported in AWS::QuickSight::DataSource DataSourceParameters https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-quicksight-datasource-datasourceparameters.html

One option could be to use CLI as referred here https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/quicksight/create-data-source.html. The ListDataSources has AWS_IOT_ANALYTICS in it and below

```
AwsIotAnalyticsParameters -> (structure)

The parameters for IoT Analytics.

DataSetName -> (string)

Dataset name.
```

Quicksight automation via cloudformation (IotAnalytics datasource)

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