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# AWS::ARCRegionSwitch::Plan Step
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Represents a step in a Region switch plan workflow. Each step performs a specific action during the Region switch process.

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

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Description](#cfn-arcregionswitch-plan-step-description)" : String,
  "[ExecutionBlockConfiguration](#cfn-arcregionswitch-plan-step-executionblockconfiguration)" : ExecutionBlockConfiguration,
  "[ExecutionBlockType](#cfn-arcregionswitch-plan-step-executionblocktype)" : String,
  "[Name](#cfn-arcregionswitch-plan-step-name)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Description](#cfn-arcregionswitch-plan-step-description): String
  [ExecutionBlockConfiguration](#cfn-arcregionswitch-plan-step-executionblockconfiguration): 
    ExecutionBlockConfiguration
  [ExecutionBlockType](#cfn-arcregionswitch-plan-step-executionblocktype): String
  [Name](#cfn-arcregionswitch-plan-step-name): String
```

## Properties
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`Description`  <a name="cfn-arcregionswitch-plan-step-description"></a>
The description of a step in a workflow.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`ExecutionBlockConfiguration`  <a name="cfn-arcregionswitch-plan-step-executionblockconfiguration"></a>
The configuration for an execution block in a workflow.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: [ExecutionBlockConfiguration](aws-properties-arcregionswitch-plan-executionblockconfiguration.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`ExecutionBlockType`  <a name="cfn-arcregionswitch-plan-step-executionblocktype"></a>
The type of an execution block in a workflow.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `CustomActionLambda | ManualApproval | AuroraGlobalDatabase | EC2AutoScaling | ARCRoutingControl | ARCRegionSwitchPlan | Parallel | ECSServiceScaling | EKSResourceScaling | Route53HealthCheck | DocumentDb | RdsPromoteReadReplica | RdsCreateCrossRegionReplica`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Name`  <a name="cfn-arcregionswitch-plan-step-name"></a>
The name of a step in a workflow.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)