Update a template - AWS Proton

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Update a template

You can update a template as described in the following list.

  • Edit the description or display name of a template when you use either the console or AWS CLI. You can't edit the name of a template.

  • Update the status of a template minor version when you use either the console or AWS CLI. You can only change the status from DRAFT to PUBLISHED.

  • Edit the display name and description of a minor or major version of a template when you use the AWS CLI.

AWS Management Console

Edit a template description and display name using the console as described in the following steps.

In the list of templates.

  1. In the AWS Proton console, choose (Environment or Service) Templates.

  2. In the list of templates, choose the radio button to the left of the template that you want to update the description or display name for.

  3. Choose Actions and then Edit.

  4. In the Edit (environment or service) template page, in the Template details section, enter your edits in the form and choose Save changes.

Change the status of a minor version of a template using the console to publish a template as described in the following. You can only change the status from DRAFT to PUBLISHED.

In the (environment or service) template detail page.

  1. In the AWS Proton console, choose (Environment or Service) templates.

  2. In the list of templates, choose the name of the template that you want to update the status of a minor version from Draft to Published.

  3. In the (environment or service) template detail page, in the Template versions section, select the radio button to the left of the minor version that you want to publish.

  4. Choose Publish in the Template versions section. The status changes from Draft to Published.

AWS CLI

The following example command and response shows how you can edit the description of an environment template.

Run the following command.

$ aws proton update-environment-template \
    --name "simple-env" \
    --description "A single VPC with public access"

Response:

{
    "environmentTemplate": {
        "arn": "arn:aws:proton:region-id:123456789012:environment-template/simple-env",
        "createdAt": "2020-11-28T22:02:10.651000+00:00",
        "description": "A single VPC with public access",
        "displayName": "simple-env",
        "lastModifiedAt": "2020-11-29T16:11:18.956000+00:00",
        "majorVersion": "1",
        "minorVersion": "0",
        "recommendedMinorVersion": "0",
        "schema": "schema:\n  format:\n    openapi: \"3.0.0\"\n  environment_input_type: \"MyEnvironmentInputType\"\n  types:\n    MyEnvironmentInputType:\n      type: object\n      description: \"Input properties for my environment\"\n      properties:\n        my_sample_input:\n          type: string\n          description: \"This is a sample input\"\n          default: \"hello world\"\n        my_other_sample_input:\n          type: string\n          description: \"Another sample input\"\n      required:\n        - my_other_sample_input\n",
        "status": "PUBLISHED",
        "statusMessage": "",
        "templateName": "simple-env"
    }
}

You can also use the AWS CLI to update service templates. See Register and publish service templates, step 5, for an example of updating the status of a minor version of a service template.