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To create a new account template: Click on "Account Templates" on the left menu Click on "Add Account Template" Creating an account template is a 7-step process that can be done from scratch or use an existing template from Sandbox Studio. In thi...

On the Add a new Account Template page, complete the required fields in the Basic Details section. For Name, enter a descriptive name for your lease template so that you can easily keep track of it. (Optional) For the description, specify the inten...

This step defines the budget limits for leases using this template. Define if you want a maximum budget to be enforced for the leases. By default, this flag is optional (You can define templates with no budget limits), but platform administrators can enfo...

This step defines the maximum duration for leases using this template. Define if you want a maximum duration to be enforced for the leases. If you select Set an expiry date, enter a value in Maximum Lease Duration (in Months, Days or Hours). The duration...

Using Permissions, you can configure what the end users can and cannot do in their accounts.  Sandbox Studio uses IAM Identity Center Permissions Sets for permissions. You can see more details explaining each of the sections of this page at https://docs.aws.a...

In this section, you define if leases can be shared, if they require approval, and who can manage and approves them. Team sharing (1) In the Team Sharing section of the page. A simple toggle that once enabled will require the Manager or Administrator to ...

Using launch templates, managers can define what resources need to be set up on new accounts creation. For instance, create S3 buckets, deploy Cloud Formation templates, etc. Sandbox Studio uses AWS Codebuild to set up resources. Launch Settings (1) Selec...

Having completed all the steps, the final step is to Review the selected settings and one satisfied that everything is correct, click Submit to create a new lease template. Users can then request a lease with this new lease template. The new lease templa...

As a Manager or Administrator, you can view the costs incurred by the leases. This allows you to keep track of the costs of your leased accounts. You can view all leases on the Manage Leases page. Each lease will display the amount spent on the lease so far...

Leases states in Sandbox Studio. This table explains the various states the leases can be in at any given time. State Terminal state? Description Pending Approval No The lease request is pending approval from an Admin or a Ma...

After logging into the Sandbox Studio UI, as an Administrator, you will land on your Administrator's Home page. As a Sandbox Studio Administrator, you have the capability of requesting and accessing AWS Accounts yourself, overseeing the end user accounts as...

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...

As an Administrator, by clicking on the AWS Accounts (1) link in the Administrator section of the left menu, the Administrator can access the Accounts Summary page.  On this page the Administrator can see an Accounts Summary (2) of how many accounts are in ...

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...

As an Administrator you have control over what and how notifications are sent. From the left hand menu, select Settings > Email Settings (1): Two tabs are available: Delivery Settings: Allows to configure how emails are sent, either through Amazon Simple...

An Administrator is able to control and change the way that the AWS Accounts are cleaned/recycled at the end of a lease.  This is task is completed by an open-source tool called AWS Nuke.  However, in some instances an Administrator may wish to modify the way ...