How to hide a parameter group based on another parameter's value?

Question

I want to hide a parameter group based on another parameter's value, is this possible in AWS CloudFromation?
For example, user can select install product A or product B, when product A selected, I don't want to display product B related parameters. I've tried condition but it doesn't work.

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately, you cannot hide parameters. Instead, you can use optional parameters. When users use product A, they need not enter the parameters for product B. Also, you can note a comment as "optional" to the parameters.

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Answer

Thank you @jhashimoto for your answer, so sad to know this, we have more than a hundred parameters and can't hide part would make it super hard to consume.

Answer

One more question, if hide is not possible, how about dynamically adding things? Like only add product A related parameters when product A is selected.

Answer

> we have more than a hundred parameters and can't hide part would make it super hard to consume.

Another idea. You could categorize the parameters with ParameterGroup. It would improve visibility.

```
Metadata:
  AWS::CloudFormation::Interface:
    ParameterGroups:
      - Label:
          default: "Product A Configuration"
        Parameters:
          - ExampleParameter1
          - ExampleParameter2
          ...
      - Label:
          default: "Product B Configuration"
        Parameters:
          - ExampleParameter3
          - ExampleParameter4
          ...
```

[How to Make Friendly Parameters for the CloudFormation Console | by Kelli Mohr | Slalom Technology | Medium](https://medium.com/slalom-technology/how-to-make-friendly-parameters-for-the-cloudformation-console-f546ffdbeace)

How to hide a parameter group based on another parameter's value?

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