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Introduction This wizard has been created to facilitate the installation and deployment of the Sandbox Studio solution in your environment. It automates as many steps as possible and checks for prerequisites before the installation. Running the wizard Log...

Before installing Sandbox Studio, it is important to confirm that the required prerequisites are in place. Most enterprise organisations that already run a multi-account AWS environment will typically have these prerequisites met. However, it is still essentia...

Before you embark on this manual AWS CloudFormation adventure, let us remind you that we've poured countless hours (and several pots of coffee) into creating a beautiful, automated deployment wizard that handles all the CloudFormation templates, Identity Cente...

Overview This solution requires foundational knowledge of AWS and specific AWS services. The level of expertise needed depends on the user's role and responsibilities within the deployment. General Requirements (All Users) AWS Fundamentals Users deploying ...

Sandbox Studio installs multiple roles in your environment, each serving different purposes Role name Account created in Purpose Can be assumed by OrgMgtRole - SandboxStudio-{Namespace}-OrgMgtRole Management Account For operations on the ...

The following elements need to be backed up on a regular basis:   1. Sandbox Studio Database (RDS) Sandbox Studio stores its data into a relational database hosted on Amazon RDS. As a precaution, backup this database regularly. This database is named sandb...

Secrets Sandbox Studio creates 4 secrets in AWS Secrets Manager: Secret name Description Rotated? /SandboxStudio/Sandbox/Auth/IdpCert IAM Identity Center Certificate of the Sandbox Studio SAML 2.0 custo...

Overview Sandbox Studio provisions a single-AZ database by default (db.t4g.micro). You can modify the database size according to your requirements.   Data Storage The database stores the following types of data: User display names and internal...

Automatic Update Alerts When a new version of Sandbox Studio is available, administrators will receive an update notification that appears in their left menu. This notification system is designed to keep administrators informed of significant updates without ...

Updating Made Simple Updating Sandbox Studio is easier than ever. The update process uses the same installation script you used for the initial setup, making it straightforward and familiar. How It Works When you run the installation script on a environment...

Starting with version 1.1.0 of Sandbox Studio, users' profile pictures can be displayed in the interface: IAM Identity Center IAM IdC has a specific attribute for profile picture URL: This is the field that you need to map from your IdP in order to ...

From the left menu, access your accounts by clicking on "My AWS accounts": In the list of accounts, select the account you want to terminate and click on the "Terminate" button (1): Tick the box to acknowledge that all resources in the account will be de...

Accounts can be shared with other users either at creation time (see [Requesting a New Account](https://docs.sandboxstudiosoftware.com/books/user-guide/page/requesting-a-new-account)) or after the account is active. Shared users receive the same access permi...

For accounts with pre-provisioned resources, AWS resources are automatically provisioned when a lease is created. Template owners can configure specific outputs — such as environment variables, URLs, and credentials — to be surfaced to you once provisioning is...

Account with pre-defined resources may fail during setup. When this occurs, the following message is displayed.  Click on "Show account history" to see the account that filed setup: Copy the "Lease ID" and contact the manager of the account type or the a...

Events allow you to assign and manage AWS accounts for a group of users in one place. This is useful when working with a defined set of participants, for example: Running a workshop or hackathon Delivering a university subject or training course Onboardi...

Filter by lease status From the leases page, you can select the status of the leases you want to display. Example, only showing "Pending Approval" leases: Filter by other fields You can also filter by all the fields displayed in the table. This allows, fo...

This page describes the different sections of the lease details page: Account Summary Account summary contains the basic information about the lease and its associated account: The Status of the lease. See lease status here Lease ID. This is the un...

Managers and Administrators can lock (and unlock) accounts. Accounts can be locked if they are over budget or if they have expired.  Once locked, the account is not accessible anymore to the end user, but remains active and accessible to the managers and admi...

Account limits versus Account templates limits: It is important to understand how duration and budget work: The initial budget/duration of an account (or lease) is set on account creation, based on the account template used. i.e: If the account template...