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Change projected attributes to existing GSI without delete and recreate in DynamoDB?
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Is it possible to change projected attributes in an existing GSI in-place without delete and recreate?
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- Database
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- Amazon DynamoDB
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asked 3 years ago2.1K views
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Unfortunately not, to change projected attributes you must create a new index, this remains true even if you would only like to add an extra attribute to INCLUDE projection.
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GSIs are read-only. You have to change the item in the base table and have it propagate into the GSI.
answered 3 years ago
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Thank you!