AWSSSMForSAPServiceLinkedRolePolicy

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Summary

Provides AWS Systems Manager for SAP with the permissions needed to manage and integrate SAP software with AWS.

Permissions imported from the AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide; other sections pending editorial review.

Identity

ARN: arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/aws-service-role/AWSSSMForSAPServiceLinkedRolePolicy
Default version: v21
Created: 2022-11-16
Last edited: 2026-02-12
Services: ce, cloudwatch, ec2, events, iam, resource-groups, servicecatalog, ssm

Control-plane actions (43)

By access level: 12 List, 8 Read, 4 Tagging, 19 Write.

Control-plane actions by service
Service	Granted	Access levels and limits	Granted by
Cost Explorer Service	4 of 59	2 List, 2 Write; 0 restricted, 0 conditional	ce:ListCostAllocationTagBackfillHistory, ce:ListCostAllocationTags, ce:StartCostAllocationTagBackfill, ce:UpdateCostAllocationTagsStatus
EC2	13 of 834	9 List, 2 Tagging, 2 Write; 4 restricted, 4 conditional	ec2:CreateTags, ec2:DeleteTags, ec2:DescribeInstanceAttribute, ec2:DescribeInstanceStatus, ec2:DescribeInstanceTypes, ec2:DescribeInstances, ec2:DescribeRouteTables, ec2:DescribeSnapshots, ec2:DescribeTags, ec2:DescribeVolumes, ec2:DescribeVpcs, ec2:StartInstances and 1 more
EventBridge	5 of 71	1 Read, 4 Write; 5 restricted, 0 conditional	events:DeleteRule, events:DescribeRule, events:PutRule, events:PutTargets, events:RemoveTargets
IAM	1 of 190	1 Write; 1 restricted, 1 conditional	iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole
Resource Groups	5 of 29	2 Read, 1 Tagging, 2 Write; 5 restricted, 3 conditional	resource-groups:CreateGroup, resource-groups:DeleteGroup, resource-groups:GetGroup, resource-groups:GetGroupConfiguration, resource-groups:Tag
Service Catalog	11 of 117	1 List, 2 Read, 1 Tagging, 7 Write; 11 restricted, 8 conditional	servicecatalog:AssociateAttributeGroup, servicecatalog:CreateApplication, servicecatalog:CreateAttributeGroup, servicecatalog:DeleteApplication, servicecatalog:DeleteAttributeGroup, servicecatalog:DisassociateAttributeGroup, servicecatalog:GetApplication, servicecatalog:GetAttributeGroup, servicecatalog:ListAssociatedAttributeGroups, servicecatalog:TagResource, servicecatalog:UpdateApplication
Systems Manager	4 of 164	3 Read, 1 Write; 2 restricted, 0 conditional	ssm:DescribeDocument, ssm:DescribeInstanceInformation, ssm:GetCommandInvocation, ssm:SendCommand

Cost Explorer Service: 4 actions

ce:ListCostAllocationTagBackfillHistory (List)
ce:ListCostAllocationTags (List)
ce:StartCostAllocationTagBackfill (Write)
ce:UpdateCostAllocationTagsStatus (Write)

EC2: 13 actions

ec2:CreateTags (Tagging)
ec2:DeleteTags (Tagging)
ec2:DescribeInstanceAttribute (List)
ec2:DescribeInstanceStatus (List)
ec2:DescribeInstanceTypes (List)
ec2:DescribeInstances (List)
ec2:DescribeRouteTables (List)
ec2:DescribeSnapshots (List)
ec2:DescribeTags (List)
ec2:DescribeVolumes (List)
ec2:DescribeVpcs (List)
ec2:StartInstances (Write)
ec2:StopInstances (Write)

EventBridge: 5 actions

events:DeleteRule (Write)
events:DescribeRule (Read)
events:PutRule (Write)
events:PutTargets (Write)
events:RemoveTargets (Write)

IAM: 1 actions

iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole (Write)

Resource Groups: 5 actions

resource-groups:CreateGroup (Write)
resource-groups:DeleteGroup (Write)
resource-groups:GetGroup (Read)
resource-groups:GetGroupConfiguration (Read)
resource-groups:Tag (Tagging)

Service Catalog: 11 actions

servicecatalog:AssociateAttributeGroup (Write)
servicecatalog:CreateApplication (Write)
servicecatalog:CreateAttributeGroup (Write)
servicecatalog:DeleteApplication (Write)
servicecatalog:DeleteAttributeGroup (Write)
servicecatalog:DisassociateAttributeGroup (Write)
servicecatalog:GetApplication (Read)
servicecatalog:GetAttributeGroup (Read)
servicecatalog:ListAssociatedAttributeGroups (List)
servicecatalog:TagResource (Tagging)
servicecatalog:UpdateApplication (Write)

Systems Manager: 4 actions

ssm:DescribeDocument (Read)
ssm:DescribeInstanceInformation (Read)
ssm:GetCommandInvocation (Read)
ssm:SendCommand (Write)

Data-plane actions (1)

By access level: 1 Write.

Data-plane actions by service
Service	Granted	Access levels and limits	Granted by
CloudWatch	1 of 5	1 Write; 1 restricted, 1 conditional	cloudwatch:PutMetricData

CloudWatch: 1 actions

cloudwatch:PutMetricData (Write)

Excluded and conditional actions

No patterns are excluded by NotAction or Deny statements.

Resource scope and attachment

Resource scope across granted actions: mixed.

Can be attached: No (service-linked role policy).

Why this tier

Grants 24 write, tagging or permissions-management actions, short of full control of any service.

Guidance

Pending editorial review. The permission data on this page comes straight from AWS; this section will be filled in once a reviewed guide exists.

Same service

Same domain

Frequently asked questions

Pending editorial review. The permission data on this page comes straight from AWS; this section will be filled in once a reviewed guide exists.

Policy JSON

Download policy.json

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "DescribeInstanceActions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:DescribeInstances",
        "ec2:DescribeRouteTables",
        "ec2:DescribeInstanceTypes",
        "ec2:DescribeVolumes",
        "ec2:DescribeInstanceAttribute",
        "ec2:DescribeSnapshots",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcs",
        "ssm:GetCommandInvocation",
        "ssm:DescribeInstanceInformation"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "DescribeInstanceStatus",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "ec2:DescribeInstanceStatus",
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "TargetRuleActions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "events:DeleteRule",
        "events:PutTargets",
        "events:DescribeRule",
        "events:PutRule",
        "events:RemoveTargets"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:*:events:*:*:rule/SSMSAPManagedRule*",
        "arn:*:events:*:*:event-bus/default"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "DocumentActions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ssm:DescribeDocument",
        "ssm:SendCommand"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:*:ssm:*:*:document/AWSSystemsManagerSAP-*",
        "arn:*:ssm:*:*:document/AWSSSMSAP*",
        "arn:*:ssm:*:*:document/AWSSAP*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "CustomerSendCommand",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "ssm:SendCommand",
      "Resource": "arn:*:ec2:*:*:instance/*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEqualsIgnoreCase": {
          "ssm:resourceTag/SSMForSAPManaged": "True"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "InstanceTagActions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:CreateTags",
        "ec2:DeleteTags"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:*:ec2:*:*:instance/*",
      "Condition": {
        "Null": {
          "aws:RequestTag/awsApplication": "false"
        },
        "StringEqualsIgnoreCase": {
          "ec2:ResourceTag/SSMForSAPManaged": "True"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "DescribeTag",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "ec2:DescribeTags",
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "GetApplication",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "servicecatalog:GetApplication",
      "Resource": "arn:*:servicecatalog:*:*:*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "UpdateOrDeleteApplication",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "servicecatalog:DeleteApplication",
        "servicecatalog:UpdateApplication"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:*:servicecatalog:*:*:*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/SSMForSAPCreated": "True"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "CreateApplication",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "servicecatalog:TagResource",
        "servicecatalog:CreateApplication"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:*:servicecatalog:*:*:*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:RequestTag/SSMForSAPCreated": "True"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "CreateServiceLinkedRole",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-service-role/servicecatalog-appregistry.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForAWSServiceCatalogAppRegistry",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "iam:AWSServiceName": "servicecatalog-appregistry.amazonaws.com"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "PutMetricData",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "cloudwatch:PutMetricData",
      "Resource": "*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "cloudwatch:namespace": [
            "AWS/Usage",
            "AWS/SSMForSAP"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "CreateAttributeGroup",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "servicecatalog:CreateAttributeGroup",
      "Resource": "arn:*:servicecatalog:*:*:/attribute-groups/*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:RequestTag/SSMForSAPCreated": "True"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "GetAttributeGroup",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "servicecatalog:GetAttributeGroup",
      "Resource": "arn:*:servicecatalog:*:*:/attribute-groups/*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "DeleteAttributeGroup",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "servicecatalog:DeleteAttributeGroup",
      "Resource": "arn:*:servicecatalog:*:*:/attribute-groups/*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/SSMForSAPCreated": "True"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AttributeGroupActions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "servicecatalog:AssociateAttributeGroup",
        "servicecatalog:DisassociateAttributeGroup"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:*:servicecatalog:*:*:*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/SSMForSAPCreated": "True"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "ListAssociatedAttributeGroups",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "servicecatalog:ListAssociatedAttributeGroups",
      "Resource": "arn:*:servicecatalog:*:*:*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "CreateGroup",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "resource-groups:CreateGroup",
        "resource-groups:Tag"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:*:resource-groups:*:*:group/SystemsManagerForSAP-*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/SSMForSAPCreated": "True"
        },
        "ForAllValues:StringEquals": {
          "aws:TagKeys": [
            "SSMForSAPCreated"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "GetGroup",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "resource-groups:GetGroup",
      "Resource": "arn:*:resource-groups:*:*:group/SystemsManagerForSAP-*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "DeleteGroup",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "resource-groups:DeleteGroup",
      "Resource": "arn:*:resource-groups:*:*:group/SystemsManagerForSAP-*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/SSMForSAPCreated": "True"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "CreateAppTagResourceGroup",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "resource-groups:CreateGroup"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:*:resource-groups:*:*:group/AWS_AppRegistry_AppTag_*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:RequestTag/EnableAWSServiceCatalogAppRegistry": "true"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "TagAppTagResourceGroup",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "resource-groups:Tag"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:*:resource-groups:*:*:group/AWS_AppRegistry_AppTag_*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/EnableAWSServiceCatalogAppRegistry": "true"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "GetAppTagResourceGroupConfig",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "resource-groups:GetGroupConfiguration"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:*:resource-groups:*:*:group/AWS_AppRegistry_AppTag_*"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Sid": "StartStopInstances",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:StartInstances",
        "ec2:StopInstances"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:*:ec2:*:*:instance/*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEqualsIgnoreCase": {
          "ec2:resourceTag/SSMForSAPManaged": "True"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "SsmSapResourceGroup",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "resource-groups:Tag",
        "resource-groups:CreateGroup"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:resource-groups:*:*:group/SystemsManagerForSAP-*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:RequestTag/SSMForSAPCreated": "True"
        },
        "ForAllValues:StringEquals": {
          "aws:TagKeys": [
            "SSMForSAPCreated"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "ManageSsmSapTagsOnEc2Instances",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:CreateTags",
        "ec2:DeleteTags"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:instance/*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceTag/SSMForSAPManaged": "True"
        },
        "ForAllValues:StringLike": {
          "aws:TagKeys": [
            "SystemsManagerForSAP-*"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "ManageSsmSapTagsOnEbsVolumes",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:CreateTags",
        "ec2:DeleteTags"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:volume/*",
      "Condition": {
        "ForAllValues:StringLike": {
          "aws:TagKeys": [
            "SystemsManagerForSAP-*"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "ManageAppTagsOnEbsVolumes",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:CreateTags",
        "ec2:DeleteTags"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:ec2:*:*:volume/*",
      "Condition": {
        "ArnLike": {
          "aws:RequestTag/awsApplication": "arn:aws:resource-groups:*:*:group/*/*"
        },
        "ForAllValues:StringEquals": {
          "aws:TagKeys": [
            "awsApplication"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "ManageCostAllocationTags",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ce:ListCostAllocationTags",
        "ce:UpdateCostAllocationTagsStatus",
        "ce:ListCostAllocationTagBackfillHistory",
        "ce:StartCostAllocationTagBackfill"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v21, edited by AWS on 2026-02-12. Version history is recorded from 2026-11-11. Earlier versions are in the IAM console under Policy versions.

Attach snippets

This policy cannot be attached to users, groups or roles, so there are no attach snippets.

Sources

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