<ul><li>This article explains how to retrieve a DynamoDB table name stored in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store (SSM Parameter Store) using an AWS SAM template.</li><li>AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store is a service for managing configuration data and secrets in a secure and hierarchical manner.</li><li>To retrieve the parameter in an AWS SAM template, use the syntax {{resolve:ssm:/my/database/name}} and assign the necessary IAM roles to the Lambda function.</li><li>In code, retrieve the DynamoDB table name from the SSM Parameter Store using the GetParameterCommand from the @aws-sdk/client-ssm package.</li></ul>

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