Question: Is LSI automatically created on DynamoDB?
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
Answer
LSIs are not automatically created in DynamoDB. Therefore, when you create an LSI in DynamoDB, it will use the table's partition key and let you specify an alternate sort key to use.You can create up to 5 LSIs in DynamoDB.
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