An Environment is a logical name given to a group of servers, applications, and technologies which work together to provide a software solution for the purpose of development, testing, or a production implementation. Typical Environments include, but are not limited to, Development (DEV), System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and Production (PROD).

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 By default, all active Environments are displayed in the search results. To refine the search results, type all or part of the Environment name into the Search box, and the list will automatically filter. Select the Active checkbox to show the inactive environments as well.

Creating/Editing an Environment

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Click and drag instances from the list on the right panel to the main mane pane to associate them to this Environment. To disassociate Instances from the Environment, drag them back from the main pane to the list on the right. As you will see in the next section, you can also associate Environments to Instances through the Instance Wizard.

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To inactivate an Environment at any time, sclick the Active link on the desired Environment, and it will toggle to Inactive. This will hide that Environment after leaving the screen, until the Active checkbox is unchecked. To reactivate an Environment, click the Inactive link and it will toggle back to Active. This Environment is now active in the system again and ready for use.