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# aws_backup_plan{% #aws_backup_plan %}

## `account_id`{% #account_id %}

**Type**: `STRING`

## `advanced_backup_settings`{% #advanced_backup_settings %}

**Type**: `UNORDERED_LIST_STRUCT`**Provider name**: `AdvancedBackupSettings`**Description**: Contains a list of `BackupOptions` for a resource type.

- `backup_options`**Type**: `MAP_STRING_STRING`**Provider name**: `BackupOptions`**Description**: Specifies the backup option for a selected resource. This option is only available for Windows VSS backup jobs. Valid values: Set to `"WindowsVSS":"enabled"` to enable the `WindowsVSS` backup option and create a Windows VSS backup. Set to `"WindowsVSS":"disabled"` to create a regular backup. The `WindowsVSS` option is not enabled by default. If you specify an invalid option, you get an `InvalidParameterValueException` exception. For more information about Windows VSS backups, see [Creating a VSS-Enabled Windows Backup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/windows-backups.html).
- `resource_type`**Type**: `STRING`**Provider name**: `ResourceType`**Description**: Specifies an object containing resource type and backup options. The only supported resource type is Amazon EC2 instances with Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). For a CloudFormation example, see the [sample CloudFormation template to enable Windows VSS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/integrate-cloudformation-with-aws-backup.html) in the Backup User Guide. Valid values: `EC2`.

## `backup_plan_arn`{% #backup_plan_arn %}

**Type**: `STRING`**Provider name**: `BackupPlanArn`**Description**: An Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that uniquely identifies a backup plan; for example, `arn:aws:backup:us-east-1:123456789012:plan:8F81F553-3A74-4A3F-B93D-B3360DC80C50`.

## `backup_plan_id`{% #backup_plan_id %}

**Type**: `STRING`**Provider name**: `BackupPlanId`**Description**: Uniquely identifies a backup plan.

## `backup_plan_name`{% #backup_plan_name %}

**Type**: `STRING`**Provider name**: `BackupPlanName`**Description**: The display name of a saved backup plan.

## `creation_date`{% #creation_date %}

**Type**: `TIMESTAMP`**Provider name**: `CreationDate`**Description**: The date and time a resource backup plan is created, in Unix format and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The value of `CreationDate` is accurate to milliseconds. For example, the value 1516925490.087 represents Friday, January 26, 2018 12:11:30.087 AM.

## `creator_request_id`{% #creator_request_id %}

**Type**: `STRING`**Provider name**: `CreatorRequestId`**Description**: A unique string that identifies the request and allows failed requests to be retried without the risk of running the operation twice. This parameter is optional. If used, this parameter must contain 1 to 50 alphanumeric or '-_.' characters.

## `deletion_date`{% #deletion_date %}

**Type**: `TIMESTAMP`**Provider name**: `DeletionDate`**Description**: The date and time a backup plan is deleted, in Unix format and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The value of `DeletionDate` is accurate to milliseconds. For example, the value 1516925490.087 represents Friday, January 26, 2018 12:11:30.087 AM.

## `last_execution_date`{% #last_execution_date %}

**Type**: `TIMESTAMP`**Provider name**: `LastExecutionDate`**Description**: The last time this backup plan was run. A date and time, in Unix format and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The value of `LastExecutionDate` is accurate to milliseconds. For example, the value 1516925490.087 represents Friday, January 26, 2018 12:11:30.087 AM.

## `tags`{% #tags %}

**Type**: `UNORDERED_LIST_STRING`

## `version_id`{% #version_id %}

**Type**: `STRING`**Provider name**: `VersionId`**Description**: Unique, randomly generated, Unicode, UTF-8 encoded strings that are at most 1,024 bytes long. Version IDs cannot be edited.