Notify an operations team when a Step Functions execution fails.
Record successful executions but route only failed events to an SNS topic.
Which configuration is most appropriate?
Use an EventBridge rule that matches Step Functions FAILED events and targets SNS.
Detailed explanation
An event pattern can filter the failed status and deliver only those events to SNS or another incident target.
An event pattern can filter the failed status and deliver only those events to SNS or another incident target.
Object retention rules do not observe Step Functions execution state.
Object retention rules do not observe Step Functions execution state.
Permission changes are different from a workflow execution failure.
Permission changes are different from a workflow execution failure.
A single ingestion metric does not represent failures in the whole workflow.
A single ingestion metric does not represent failures in the whole workflow.
Check official documentation
Compare the following points with the official documentation.
EventBridgeのStep Functionsイベント、イベントパターン、SNSターゲットの公式説明を確認する。
What to confirm
ETL処理のメトリクスと、ワークフロー状態イベントの通知を区別できる。
Key points
- EventBridge
- Step Functions
- FAILED
- SNS
Notes
- Environment: AWS公式DEA-C01試験ガイドと各サービスの公式ドキュメントの確認
- Confirm current AWS service behavior in the official DEA-C01 documentation.
Foundation review
Event filtering
Matching status fields prevents successful runs from generating failure alerts.
Notification resilience
Delivery retries, duplicate alerts, and operator acknowledgement need an operational policy.