AWS Migration Hub is no longer open to new customers as of November 7, 2025. For capabilities similar to AWS Migration Hub, explore [AWS Transform](https://aws.amazon.com/transform).

# Automating a manual Migration Hub Journeys task
Automating a manual task

**Note**  
The task-automation feature is in preview release. It is available in US East (N. Virginia).  
This is pre-release documentation. Both the task-automation feature and this documentation are subject to change.

To automate a task, first ensure that you have the following two prerequisites.

## Prerequisites

+ Ensure that you have an AWS account connection. For information about account connections and how to create them, see [AWS account connections in AWS Migration Hub Journeys](account-connections.md).
+ Associate with the account connection an IAM role with the permissions described in [IAM roles for Migration Hub Journeys task automation](task-automation-role.md).

## To automate a task


1. Perform the steps described in [Updating Migration Hub Journeys tasks](updating-tasks.md)

1. In the **Task details** section, choose **Edit**.

1. For **Task type** choose **Automated**.

1. Choose **Browse automation unit**.

1. Select an account connection with which you have associated the IAM role described in [Prerequisites](#automation-prereqs).

1. Select the IAM role described in [Prerequisites](#automation-prereqs).

1. Select the automation unit that you want the task to run when you execute the task.

1. Choose **Select**.

1. Choose **Save changes**.