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Step 2: Deploy the IDC stack

Install the IDC CloudFormation stack in the organisation management account.

How to Install this Stack

  1. Login to the AWS Management Console using the Organisation Management Account.
  2. Navigate to the CloudFormation page.
  3. Click Create Stack and select With new resources (standard).
  4. For Template Source, select Amazon S3 URL and enter the CloudFormation Template URL shown below and click Next.
  5. On the Specify Stack page, enter the stack name 'SandboxStudio-IDC' and use the parameters shown below. 

CloudFormation Template URL

https://sandbox-studio-software-dist.s3.amazonaws.com/versions/<VERSION>/SandboxStudio-IDC.template.json

For more information on how to find the latest version, click here.


Parameters

Key What to enter
Namespace Use the same namespace you used in step 1.
HubAccountId 12‑digit Hub account ID
IdentityStoreId From IAM Identity Center
SsoInstanceArn From IAM Identity Center
AdminGroupName Default: <Namespace>_SsAdminsGroup
ManagerGroupName Default: <Namespace>_SsManagersGroup
UserGroupName Default: <Namespace>_SsUsersGroup

About this Stack

Purpose

  • Sets up IAM Identity Center groups, permissions and roles used by Sandbox Studio. You add users to these groups to grant role‑based access to the application.

Where to deploy

  • Organisation management account, even if you have delegated IAM Identity Center administration to another account.

What it creates

  • A set of IDC groups aligned to Sandbox Studio roles (for example: administrators, managers, end users).

Validation checks

  • Groups appear in IAM Identity Center.

  • Assigning a user to a group grants the expected application role after sign‑in.

Tips

  • Add test users to each group and confirm the correct level of access in the UI before onboarding wider teams.