AWS Step Functions States

• Elements of the AWS Step Functions, A state is referred by its name
• A state can perform one of the following
  • Task State: perform a specific action
  • Choice state: make a choice between branches of execution
  • Fail or Succeed State: stop an execution with a failure or success
  • Pass state: simply pass through the inputs or inject some fixed data without performing the work
  • Wait State: provide a delay for certain amount of time or wait until a specified time
  • Map State: dynamically iterate the steps iteratively
  • Parallel State: begin parallely execution of a branch