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# AWS::Notifications::NotificationConfiguration
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Configures a `NotificationConfiguration` for AWS User Notifications.

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

### JSON
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```
{
  "Type" : "AWS::Notifications::NotificationConfiguration",
  "Properties" : {
      "[AggregationDuration](#cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-aggregationduration)" : String,
      "[Description](#cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-description)" : String,
      "[Name](#cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-name)" : String,
      "[Tags](#cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-tags)" : [ Tag, ... ]
    }
}
```

### YAML
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```
Type: AWS::Notifications::NotificationConfiguration
Properties:
  [AggregationDuration](#cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-aggregationduration): String
  [Description](#cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-description): String
  [Name](#cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-name): String
  [Tags](#cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-tags): 
    - Tag
```

## Properties
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`AggregationDuration`  <a name="cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-aggregationduration"></a>
The aggregation preference of the `NotificationConfiguration`.  
+ Values:
  +  `LONG` 
    + Aggregate notifications for long periods of time (12 hours).
  +  `SHORT` 
    + Aggregate notifications for short periods of time (5 minutes).
  +  `NONE` 
    + Don't aggregate notifications.
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `LONG | SHORT | NONE`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Description`  <a name="cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-description"></a>
The description of the `NotificationConfiguration`.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `^[^\u0001-\u001F\u007F-\u009F]*$`  
*Minimum*: `0`  
*Maximum*: `256`  
*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-notifications-notificationconfiguration-name"></a>
The name of the `NotificationConfiguration`. Supports RFC 3986's unreserved characters.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Pattern*: `^[A-Za-z0-9_\-]+$`  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `64`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Tags`  <a name="cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-tags"></a>
A map of tags assigned to a `NotificationConfiguration`.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Array of [Tag](aws-properties-notifications-notificationconfiguration-tag.md)  
*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 ARN of the configuration created.

### Fn::GetAtt
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#### 
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`Arn`  <a name="Arn-fn::getatt"></a>
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the `NotificationConfiguration` resource.

`CreationTime`  <a name="CreationTime-fn::getatt"></a>
The creation time of the `NotificationConfiguration`.

`Status`  <a name="Status-fn::getatt"></a>
The current status of the `NotificationConfiguration`.

# AWS::Notifications::NotificationConfiguration Tag
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A tag is a string-to-string map of key-value pairs.

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

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Key](#cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-tag-key)" : String,
  "[Value](#cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-tag-value)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Key](#cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-tag-key): String
  [Value](#cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-tag-value): String
```

## Properties
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`Key`  <a name="cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-tag-key"></a>
A string used to identify this tag. You can specify a maximum of 128 characters for a tag key. Tags owned by AWS have the reserved prefix:`aws:`.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `128`  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`Value`  <a name="cfn-notifications-notificationconfiguration-tag-value"></a>
A string containing the value for this tag. You can specify a maximum of 256 characters for a tag value.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `0`  
*Maximum*: `256`  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)