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# AWS::DMS::DataMigration DataMigrationSettings
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Options for configuring a data migration, including whether to enable CloudWatch logs, and the selection rules to use to include or exclude database objects from the migration.

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

### JSON
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```
{
  "[CloudwatchLogsEnabled](#cfn-dms-datamigration-datamigrationsettings-cloudwatchlogsenabled)" : Boolean,
  "[NumberOfJobs](#cfn-dms-datamigration-datamigrationsettings-numberofjobs)" : Integer,
  "[SelectionRules](#cfn-dms-datamigration-datamigrationsettings-selectionrules)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [CloudwatchLogsEnabled](#cfn-dms-datamigration-datamigrationsettings-cloudwatchlogsenabled): Boolean
  [NumberOfJobs](#cfn-dms-datamigration-datamigrationsettings-numberofjobs): Integer
  [SelectionRules](#cfn-dms-datamigration-datamigrationsettings-selectionrules): String
```

## Properties
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`CloudwatchLogsEnabled`  <a name="cfn-dms-datamigration-datamigrationsettings-cloudwatchlogsenabled"></a>
Whether to enable CloudWatch logging for the data migration.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Boolean  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`NumberOfJobs`  <a name="cfn-dms-datamigration-datamigrationsettings-numberofjobs"></a>
The number of parallel jobs that trigger parallel threads to unload the tables from the source, and then load them to the target.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Integer  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `50`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`SelectionRules`  <a name="cfn-dms-datamigration-datamigrationsettings-selectionrules"></a>
A JSON-formatted string that defines what objects to include and exclude from the migration.  
*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)