How to edit or update a table

[jcjp]

Issue:

I want to update or edit a table to add a new index, instead of re-creating a new table with no data.

• Is there a possibility to edit the created table?
• Or maybe duplicate the current table with data but add new indices before creating?
• Or this is an anti-pattern with the principle of DynamoDB?

[liesislukas]

with live DynamoDB you can edit some things, especially GSIs and RCUs/WCUs. Yet local dynamodb is not live database, it seems to be based on sql and mimics DynamoDB APIs so you could develop/run tests without hitting real thing.

So no, it's not "anti-pattern" while apps do evolve and GSI/througoutput and some other settings may require changes over time even on live table.

I would love to see option to update or at least re-create from existing table new table. When you need to change some GSI and because of that now need to re-create full table is frustrating.

p.s. Why said seems like local dynamodb based on sql? Here are logs from from dynamo docker: