Question 642 of 1,660
SAP-C02 Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions Practice Question
A company uses AWS CodeCommit to store source code and CodePipeline for CI/CD. The pipeline includes a build stage using CodeBuild and a deploy stage to Elastic Beanstalk. The team wants to add a manual approval step before deployment to production. Which THREE resources are needed? (Choose three.)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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An approval action in the CodePipeline stage.
To add a manual approval step before deployment to production, you need: an approval action in the CodePipeline stage (A), an Amazon SNS topic to send approval notifications (E), and an IAM role for CodePipeline to publish to the SNS topic (C). The approval action pauses the pipeline and sends a notification via SNS. A CloudWatch Events rule (B) is not required because the approval action itself triggers the notification, not an event. An AWS Lambda function (D) is not needed because the approval process is handled natively by CodePipeline with SNS.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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An approval action in the CodePipeline stage.
Why this is correct
Required for manual approval.
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A CloudWatch Events rule to trigger the approval action.
Why it's wrong here
Not needed.
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An IAM role for CodePipeline to publish to the SNS topic.
Why this is correct
Permissions needed.
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An AWS Lambda function to process approval requests.
Why it's wrong here
Not required.
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An Amazon SNS topic to send approval notifications.
Why this is correct
Notifies approvers.
Quick reference
Cloud Service Model Comparison
| Model | You Manage | Provider Manages | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| IaaS | OS, runtime, apps, data | Hardware, hypervisor, networking | EC2, Azure VMs, GCP Compute Engine |
| PaaS | Apps and data | OS, runtime, middleware, hardware | Elastic Beanstalk, Azure App Service |
| SaaS | Data and settings only | Everything else | Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Workday |
| FaaS / Serverless | Function code only | Infra, scaling, runtime | Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloud Run |
| CaaS | Containers and apps | Kubernetes, OS, hardware | EKS, AKS, GKE |
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Last reviewed: Jun 20, 2026
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