AccessDeniedException when trying to test lambda using the dashboard.

Question

Using the CodeStar Python webservice as starting point I have created a lambda function to write data to DynamoDB.  
  
Using "sam local start-api" CLI the tests go well and the items appear on the DynamoDB (checking with the dashboard).  
  
However when I try to test the lambda function from the dashboard (Services > Lambda > Functions > "" > Test) I get an AccessDeniedException in the form:  
  
"An error occurred (AccessDeniedException) when calling the PutItem operation: User: arn:aws:sts::xxx:assumed-role/CodeStar--Execution/awscodestar--lambda- is not authorized to perform: dynamodb:PutItem on resource: arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:"  
  
Here is part of my modified template.yml:  
  
LambdaExecutionRole:  
    Description: Creating service role in IAM for AWS Lambda  
    Type: AWS::IAM::Role  
    Properties:  
      RoleName: !Sub 'CodeStar-${ProjectId}-Execution${Stage}'  
      AssumeRolePolicyDocument:  
        Statement:  
        - Effect: Allow  
          Principal:  
            Service: \[lambda.amazonaws.com]  
          Action: sts:AssumeRole  
      Path: /  
      ManagedPolicyArns:  
        -  arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole  
        -  arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSLambdaInvocation-DynamoDB  
        -  arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonDynamoDBFullAccess  
      PermissionsBoundary: !Sub 'arn:${AWS::Partition}:iam::${AWS::AccountId}:policy/CodeStar_${ProjectId}_PermissionsBoundary'  
  
Can someone help?

Answer

Turns out that what I was doing wrong was creating the DynamoDB in the dashboard.  
  
Once I deleted it and used the Cloudformation template associated to the CodeStar project to create it as well the lambda started to work.  
  
If someone is having the same difficulty, use the role provided above and make sure the db is also created from template.yml, like below:  
  
...  
Resources:  
  RawRequests:  
    Type: AWS::DynamoDB::Table  
    Properties:   
      AttributeDefinitions:   
        - AttributeName: TimeStamp  
          AttributeType: S  
      KeySchema:   
        - AttributeName: TimeStamp  
          KeyType: HASH  
      ProvisionedThroughput:   
        ReadCapacityUnits: 1  
        WriteCapacityUnits: 1  
      TableName: RawRequests  
...  
  
Cheers

AccessDeniedException when trying to test lambda using the dashboard.

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