# DynamoDB properties

Properties to configure to connect to a DynamoDB database table.

## DynamoDB connection

Select DynamoDB in the list and configure the connection.

## Configuration

Select your engine from the list and set the main and advanced settings.

Main settingsMain settings

| Property | Configuration |
| --- | --- |
| Access key | Enter the Access Key ID that uniquely identifies your AWS Account. To<br>know how to get your Access Key and Access Secret, read [Getting Your AWS Access Keys](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/get-aws-keys.html). |
| Secret key | Enter the Secret Access key that uniquely identifies your AWS Account.<br>To know how to get your Access Key and Access Secret, read [Getting Your AWS Access Keys](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/get-aws-keys.html). |
| Assume role | If you temporarily need some access permissions associated to an AWS IAM<br>role that is not granted to your user account, enable this option to<br>assume that role. Then specify the values for the following parameters to<br>create a new assumed role session.<br><br>Ensure that access to this role has been granted to your user account by<br>the trust policy associated to this role. If you are not certain about<br>this, ask the owner of this role or your AWS administrator. |
| User<br>name | Select in the list the region corresponding to your AWS account. |

Advanced settingsAdvanced settings

| Property | Configuration |
| --- | --- |
| Use server URL | Enable the Use server URL option if you want to<br>specify the Web service URL of the DynamoDB database service. |

After configuring the connection, give it a display name (mandatory) and a description (optional).

## DynamoDB dataset

Dataset configurationDataset configuration

| Property | Configuration |
| --- | --- |
| Dataset name | Enter a<br>display name for the dataset. This name will be used as a unique identifier of<br>the dataset in all Talend Cloud apps. |
| Connection | Select<br>your connection in the list. If you are creating a dataset based on an existing<br>connection, this field is read-only. |

Main settingsMain settings

| Property | Configuration |
| --- | --- |
| Table name | Select or enter the unique name of your DynamoDB table. |

Additional JDBC parameters might be displayed depending on whether the connector is used as a source or destination dataset, read [the JDBC parameters section](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/Cloud/connectors-guide/jdbc) to know more about these parameters.