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# AWS::Glue::Partition
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The `AWS::Glue::Partition` resource creates an AWS Glue partition, which represents a slice of table data. For more information, see [CreatePartition Action](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/aws-glue-api-catalog-partitions.html#aws-glue-api-catalog-partitions-CreatePartition) and [Partition Structure](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/aws-glue-api-catalog-partitions.html#aws-glue-api-catalog-partitions-Partition) in the *AWS Glue Developer Guide*.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "Type" : "AWS::Glue::Partition",
  "Properties" : {
      "[CatalogId](#cfn-glue-partition-catalogid)" : String,
      "[DatabaseName](#cfn-glue-partition-databasename)" : String,
      "[PartitionInput](#cfn-glue-partition-partitioninput)" : PartitionInput,
      "[TableName](#cfn-glue-partition-tablename)" : String
    }
}
```

### YAML
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```
Type: AWS::Glue::Partition
Properties:
  [CatalogId](#cfn-glue-partition-catalogid): String
  [DatabaseName](#cfn-glue-partition-databasename): String
  [PartitionInput](#cfn-glue-partition-partitioninput): 
    PartitionInput
  [TableName](#cfn-glue-partition-tablename): String
```

## Properties
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`CatalogId`  <a name="cfn-glue-partition-catalogid"></a>
The AWS account ID of the catalog in which the partion is to be created.  
To specify the account ID, you can use the `Ref` intrinsic function with the `AWS::AccountId` pseudo parameter. For example: `!Ref AWS::AccountId`
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `[\u0020-\uD7FF\uE000-\uFFFD\uD800\uDC00-\uDBFF\uDFFF\t]*`  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `255`  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`DatabaseName`  <a name="cfn-glue-partition-databasename"></a>
The name of the catalog database in which to create the partition.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `[\u0020-\uD7FF\uE000-\uFFFD\uD800\uDC00-\uDBFF\uDFFF\t]*`  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `255`  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`PartitionInput`  <a name="cfn-glue-partition-partitioninput"></a>
The structure used to create and update a partition.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: [PartitionInput](aws-properties-glue-partition-partitioninput.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`TableName`  <a name="cfn-glue-partition-tablename"></a>
The name of the metadata table in which the partition is to be created.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `[\u0020-\uD7FF\uE000-\uFFFD\uD800\uDC00-\uDBFF\uDFFF\t]*`  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `255`  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

## Return values
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### Ref
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When you pass the logical ID of this resource to the intrinsic `Ref` function, `Ref` returns the partition name.

For more information about using the `Ref` function, see [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-ref.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference-ref.html).

### Fn::GetAtt
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## See also
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+ [CreatePartition Action](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/aws-glue-api-catalog-partitions.html#aws-glue-api-catalog-partitions-CreatePartition) in the *AWS Glue Developer Guide*
+ [Partition Structure](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/aws-glue-api-catalog-partitions.html#aws-glue-api-catalog-partitions-Partition) in the *AWS Glue Developer Guide*