Highlight: Terraform Associate Exam Prep | Configuring Implicit Dependencies in Terraform

# Configuring Implicit Dependencies in Terraform

## Description

Terraform uses graph theory to plot relationships between resources. This mathematical process is used to determine the necessary steps to take for provisioning and destroying infrastructure. Understanding how to create resource dependencies within Terraform configurations is crucial for Terraform developers. It can prevent headaches in the future with timing issues and bugs in infrastructure deployments.

In this lab, you will learn how to create implicit dependencies between resources and experience first hand what happens when Terraform resource dependencies are overlooked.

### Lab Objectives

Upon completion of this beginner-level lab, you will be able to:

* Understand the order in which Terraform deploys resources

* Troubleshoot Terraform dependency issues

## Intended audience

* Individuals studying for the HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate exam

* Cloud Engineers

* DevOps Engineers

### Lab Prerequisites

Familiarity with the following will be beneficial but is not required:

* Amazon DynamoDB

The following content can be used to fulfill the prerequisites:

* Introduction to DynamoDB

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