DynamoDB - Operations Tools

DynamoDB provides three options for performing operations: a web-based GUI console, a JavaScript shell, and a programming language of your choice.

In this tutorial, we will focus on using the GUI console and Java language for clarity and conceptual understanding.

GUI Console

The GUI console or the AWS Management Console for Amazon DynamoDB can be found at the following address − https://console.aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/home

It allows you to perform the following tasks −

CRUD

View Table Items

Perform Table Queries

Set Alarms for Table Capacity Monitoring

View Table Metrics in Real-Time

View Table Alarms

If your DynamoDB account has no tables, on access, it guides you through creating a table. Its main screen offers three shortcuts for performing common operations −

Create Tables

Add and Query Tables

Monitor and Manage Tables

The JavaScript Shell

DynamoDB includes an interactive JavaScript shell. The shell runs inside a web browser, and the recommended browsers include Firefox and Chrome.

Note − Using other browsers may result in errors.

Access the shell by opening a web browser and entering the following address −http://localhost:8000/shell

Use the shell by entering JavaScript in the left pane, and cpcking the “Play” icon button in the top right corner of the left pane, which runs the code. The code results display in the right pane.

DynamoDB and Java

Use Java with DynamoDB by utipzing your Java development environment. Operations confirm to normal Java syntax and structure.