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To incorporate RDS table inserts into AWS Cloudwatch logging, you can follow these steps:

1. Create a CloudWatch log group and log stream.

   • Go to the CloudWatch console and click on "Logs" in the left-hand navigation pane.
   • Click on "Create Log Group" and give it a name.
   • Click on the log group you just created and click on "Create Log Stream" to create a new log stream within the log group.

2. Configure RDS to send logs to CloudWatch.

   • Go to the RDS console and select the DB instance you want to configure.
   • Select the "Logs & events" tab and click on the "Configure" button next to "CloudWatch Logs" under "Logs".
   • Select the CloudWatch log group and log stream you created in step 1.
   • Click on "Save".

3. Configure RDS to log table inserts.

   • Connect to your RDS instance using a SQL client.

   • Run the following command to enable logging of table inserts:

     SET rds.log_inserts=1;
     

4. Verify that log data is flowing into CloudWatch.

   • Go to the CloudWatch console and select the log group and log stream you created in step 1.
   • You should see log data generated by RDS, including table inserts.

By following these steps, you can incorporate RDS table inserts into AWS Cloudwatch logging and monitor the activity of your database instance with ease.