Cloudformation - DMS Replication task

Question

Cloudformation DMS replication task, TableMappings: , doesn't take json. Error Invalid JSON but I have checked in JSON checker, JSON is valid.
Please let me know if there is any way to provided JSON file has input.
sample JSON File.
```
{
    "rules": [
        {
            "rule-type": "selection",
            "rule-id": "528656830",
            "rule-name": "528624433",
            "object-locator": {
                "schema-name": "APPLSYS",
                "table-name": "FND_CURRENCIES"
            },
            "rule-action": "include",
            "filters": []
        }
    ]
}
```

Answer

Hi,

The property **TableMappings** of the resource **AWS::DMS::ReplicationTask** accepts a single String:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-dms-replicationtask.html#aws-resource-dms-replicationtask-properties

As the double quote (") is a String delimiter in the CloudFormation YAML Syntax you need to escape the double quotes of your JSON string, as shown in the example:

```YAML
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: 2010-09-09
Resources: 
  myReplicationTask: 
    Properties: 
      MigrationType: full-load
      ReplicationInstanceArn: ReplicationInstance
      SourceEndpointArn: SourceEndpoint
      TableMappings: "{ \"rules\": [ { \"rule-type\": \"selection\", \"rule-id\": \"1\", \"rule-name\": \"1\", \"object-locator\": { \"schema-name\": \"%\", \"table-name\": \"%\" }, \"rule-action\": \"include\" } ] }"
      TargetEndpointArn: TargetEndpoint
    Type: "AWS::DMS::ReplicationTask"
```
source: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-dms-replicationtask.html#aws-resource-dms-replicationtask--examples

Cloudformation - DMS Replication task

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