Exploring AWS Step Functions
- Hafeez Baig |
- 12 steps |
- 59 seconds
Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\ <https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg>
Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User** **Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\ For this guide, we will be using us-west-1 (N. California) as a preferred choice
Type **Step Functions** in the search bar and click on **Step Functions** to view the Step Functions page
**What is AWS Step Functions?** AWS Step Functions is a fully managed serverless orchestration service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It allows users to coordinate and automate the execution of multiple AWS services and Lambda functions as a series of steps in a workflow.
On the **Step Functions** page click on **Get started** button from the top right of the page
You will be prompted to **Create your state machine**, click on **Run Hello World** button to create your state machine
The default **Hello World** function is displayed
Click on the **Create** button on the top right side of the page
The code for the **Hello, World!** program will be automatically generated as default and the Name will be pre-populated
Scroll the page and click on **Start execution** button to start execution of the function
The Execution of the program has started successfully
Scroll to the **Graph view** section to visualize the Hello World program in a graphical representation
To view the events related to the Hello World program, scroll to the **Events** section on the same page
Click on the **Table view** tab to display the functions of the Hello World program in a tabular format
Congratulations on completing the lab and exploring AWS Step Functions! Good job!