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/AWS1/CL_FRM=>VALIDATETEMPLATE()

About ValidateTemplate

Validates a specified template. CloudFormation first checks if the template is valid JSON. If it isn't, CloudFormation checks if the template is valid YAML. If both these checks fail, CloudFormation returns a template validation error.

Method Signature

IMPORTING

Optional arguments:

IV_TEMPLATEBODY TYPE /AWS1/FRMTEMPLATEBODY /AWS1/FRMTEMPLATEBODY

Structure containing the template body with a minimum length of 1 byte and a maximum length of 51,200 bytes. For more information, go to Template Anatomy in the CloudFormation User Guide.

Conditional: You must pass TemplateURL or TemplateBody. If both are passed, only TemplateBody is used.

IV_TEMPLATEURL TYPE /AWS1/FRMTEMPLATEURL /AWS1/FRMTEMPLATEURL

Location of file containing the template body. The URL must point to a template (max size: 460,800 bytes) that is located in an Amazon S3 bucket or a Systems Manager document. For more information, go to Template Anatomy in the CloudFormation User Guide. The location for an Amazon S3 bucket must start with https://.

Conditional: You must pass TemplateURL or TemplateBody. If both are passed, only TemplateBody is used.

RETURNING

OO_OUTPUT TYPE REF TO /AWS1/CL_FRMVLDTTEMPLATEOUTPUT /AWS1/CL_FRMVLDTTEMPLATEOUTPUT