Function provisionedWriteCapacityUnits

The number of provisioned write capacity units for a table or a global secondary index

The TableName dimension returns the ProvisionedWriteCapacityUnits for the table, but not for any global secondary indexes. To view ProvisionedWriteCapacityUnits for a global secondary index, you must specify both TableName and GlobalSecondaryIndex.

Units: Count

Dimensions: TableName, GlobalSecondaryIndexName

Valid Statistics:

• Minimum – Lowest setting for provisioned write capacity. If you use UpdateTable to increase write capacity, this metric shows the lowest value of provisioned WriteCapacityUnits during this time period.
• Maximum – Highest setting for provisioned write capacity. If you use UpdateTable to decrease write capacity, this metric shows the highest value of provisioned WriteCapacityUnits during this time period.
• Average – Average provisioned write capacity. The ProvisionedWriteCapacityUnits metric is published at five-minute intervals. Therefore, if you rapidly adjust the provisioned write capacity units, this statistic might not reflect the true average.