Inserting Items Into a DynamoDB Table

Introduction

After creating all the needed tables, you are ready to fill them with demo data.

Instructions

1. In the left-hand menu, click Explore items:

2. In the Tables list, select 

You will see nothing under Items returned because there are no items stored.

3. On the right-hand side, click Create item:

The Create item form will load and you will see a list of Attributes.

4. In the Value textbox next to Name - Partition key, enter a name for your forum (can be anything you wish):

5. To add another attribute for this item, click Add new attribute and select String from the list of types:

6. In the Attribute name textbox, enter Description and in the Value textbox, enter any value you'd like:

7. At the bottom, click Create item:

8. Repeat steps 3-7 three more times so that end up with four entries in the  table:

9. Select the table and click Create Item.

10. Provide any values you'd like for , and , keeping in mind that the value must match the name of one of your forums.

Note:  is a "" table with the Local Secondary Index. For being able to save a  item, you have to provide:

• (the table Primary Key)
•  (the table Sort Key)
•  (the Local Secondary Index Sort Key)

Note: You will have to click Add new attribute to add the CreationDate attribute and specify a value.

11. At the bottom, click Create item.

12. Repeat steps 9-11 three more times until you have four items in the  table:

Summary

In this lab step, you inserted several items into two of your DynamoDB tables.