CloudFormation manages Analysis, Template, and Dashboard.
When the Definition of Analysis is updated, Template and Dashboard are also updated, and Dashboard is expected to reflect the updates in Analysis.
However, only Analysis is actually updated.
Is updating CloudFormation alone not sufficient?
Do I need to update Template and Dashboard via CLI or other means?
Resources:
QuickSightDataSet:
Type: AWS::QuickSight::DataSet
<snip>
QuickSightAnalysis:
Type: AWS::QuickSight::Analysis
<snip>
QuickSightTemplate:
Type: AWS::QuickSight::Template
Properties:
AwsAccountId: !Sub ${AwsAccountId}
Name: 'Example'
TemplateId: 'Example'
SourceEntity:
SourceAnalysis:
Arn: !GetAtt QuickSightAnalysis.Arn
DataSetReferences:
- DataSetArn: !GetAtt QuickSightDataSet.Arn
DataSetPlaceholder: 'QuickSightDataSet'
Permissions:
- Principal: !Sub ${GroupArn}
Actions:
- 'quicksight:DescribeTemplate'
QuickSightDashboardFromTemplate:
Type: AWS::QuickSight::Dashboard
Properties:
AwsAccountId: !Sub ${AwsAccountId}
DashboardId: 'ExampleFromTemplate'
Name: 'ExampleFromTemplate'
SourceEntity:
SourceTemplate:
Arn: !GetAtt QuickSightTemplate.Arn
DataSetReferences:
- DataSetArn: !GetAtt QuickSightDataSet.Arn
DataSetPlaceholder: QuickSightDataSet
Permissions:
- Principal: !Sub ${GroupArn}
Actions:
- 'quicksight:DescribeDashboard'
- 'quicksight:ListDashboardVersions'
- 'quicksight:UpdateDashboardPermissions'
- 'quicksight:QueryDashboard'
- 'quicksight:UpdateDashboard'
- 'quicksight:DeleteDashboard'
- 'quicksight:DescribeDashboardPermissions'
- 'quicksight:UpdateDashboardPublishedVersion'
duncan
September 1, 2023, 6:36pm
2
Hey @ss49919201 !
Can you try adding a DependsOn attribute so that the Analysis and the Dashboard only update after the Template?
@duncan
Thanks for your reply.
I tried setting DependsOn, but Template and Dashboard were not updated.
It doesn’t seem possible to reflect analysis changes in CloudFormation on the dashboard.
duncan
September 6, 2023, 2:11pm
4
Hey @ss49919201 !
Where did you add the DependsOn attribute?
@duncan
Here’s what I tried !
Resources:
QuickSightDataSet:
Type: AWS::QuickSight::DataSet
<snip>
QuickSightAnalysis:
Type: AWS::QuickSight::Analysis
<snip>
QuickSightTemplate:
Type: AWS::QuickSight::Template
Properties:
AwsAccountId: !Sub ${AwsAccountId}
Name: 'Example'
TemplateId: 'Example'
SourceEntity:
SourceAnalysis:
Arn: !GetAtt QuickSightAnalysis.Arn
DataSetReferences:
- DataSetArn: !GetAtt QuickSightDataSet.Arn
DataSetPlaceholder: 'QuickSightDataSet'
Permissions:
- Principal: !Sub ${GroupArn}
Actions:
- 'quicksight:DescribeTemplate'
DependsOn: QuickSightAnalysis
QuickSightDashboardFromTemplate:
Type: AWS::QuickSight::Dashboard
Properties:
AwsAccountId: !Sub ${AwsAccountId}
DashboardId: 'ExampleFromTemplate'
Name: 'ExampleFromTemplate'
SourceEntity:
SourceTemplate:
Arn: !GetAtt QuickSightTemplate.Arn
DataSetReferences:
- DataSetArn: !GetAtt QuickSightDataSet.Arn
DataSetPlaceholder: QuickSightDataSet
Permissions:
- Principal: !Sub ${GroupArn}
Actions:
- 'quicksight:DescribeDashboard'
- 'quicksight:ListDashboardVersions'
- 'quicksight:UpdateDashboardPermissions'
- 'quicksight:QueryDashboard'
- 'quicksight:UpdateDashboard'
- 'quicksight:DeleteDashboard'
- 'quicksight:DescribeDashboardPermissions'
- 'quicksight:UpdateDashboardPublishedVersion'
DependsOn: QuickSightTemplate
duncan
September 7, 2023, 3:22pm
6
Hello @ss49919201 !
Did that work for updating your dashboard?
Hello @duncan !
Updated Definition in Analysis, but Template and Dashboard were not updated.
duncan
September 8, 2023, 3:48pm
8
Hey @ss49919201 !
Can you try changing the order so that the Analysis depends on the Template and the Dashboard depends on the Analysis?
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duncan
September 11, 2023, 2:13pm
9
Hey @ss49919201 ! Did that change work to update everything as expected?
@duncan
Since making Analysis the source of the template is what I am trying to achieve, if Analysis depends on Template, it becomes a circular reference.
Would it be undesirable to generate Template from Analysis?
Resources:
QuickSightDataSet:
Type: AWS::QuickSight::DataSet
<snip>
QuickSightAnalysis:
Type: AWS::QuickSight::Analysis
DependsOn: QuickSightTemplate
<snip>
QuickSightTemplate:
Type: AWS::QuickSight::Template
Properties:
AwsAccountId: !Sub ${AwsAccountId}
Name: 'Example'
TemplateId: 'Example'
SourceEntity:
SourceAnalysis:
Arn: !GetAtt QuickSightAnalysis.Arn
DataSetReferences:
- DataSetArn: !GetAtt QuickSightDataSet.Arn
DataSetPlaceholder: 'QuickSightDataSet'
Permissions:
- Principal: !Sub ${GroupArn}
Actions:
- 'quicksight:DescribeTemplate'
QuickSightDashboardFromTemplate:
Type: AWS::QuickSight::Dashboard
Properties:
AwsAccountId: !Sub ${AwsAccountId}
DashboardId: 'ExampleFromTemplate'
Name: 'ExampleFromTemplate'
SourceEntity:
SourceTemplate:
Arn: !GetAtt QuickSightTemplate.Arn
DataSetReferences:
- DataSetArn: !GetAtt QuickSightDataSet.Arn
DataSetPlaceholder: QuickSightDataSet
Permissions:
- Principal: !Sub ${GroupArn}
Actions:
- 'quicksight:DescribeDashboard'
- 'quicksight:ListDashboardVersions'
- 'quicksight:UpdateDashboardPermissions'
- 'quicksight:QueryDashboard'
- 'quicksight:UpdateDashboard'
- 'quicksight:DeleteDashboard'
- 'quicksight:DescribeDashboardPermissions'
- 'quicksight:UpdateDashboardPublishedVersion'
DependsOn: QuickSightAnalysis
An error occurred (ValidationError) when calling the CreateChangeSet operation: Circular dependency between resources: [QuickSightDashboardFromTemplate, QuickSightAnalysis, QuickSightDashboard, QuickSightTemplate]