What are Environments?
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).
Viewing Environments
To view the list of Environments defined within FlexDeploy, select Topology from the menu, and then choose the Environments tab.
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.
Click the Inactive toggle to show the inactive environments.
Creating/Editing an Environment
To create an Environment, click the Create button in the top right. To edit an Environment, click on the 3 dots of an existing Environment row from the list.
Now click on Edit option to edit the existing environment.
Enter values for the following fields.
Field Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
Code | Yes | Short name for the Environment. |
Name | Yes | Long display name for the Environment. |
Description | No | A description of the Environment. |
Active | Yes | Whether or not the Environment is active in the system. Defaults to "Yes". |
Build Environment | Yes | Identifies whether the Environment is used for builds. |
Production Environment | No | Whether to use Environment as used for production |
Sort Order | Yes | A sort index to control the order in which the Environment is displayed within lists. |
Environment Color | No | To display specific color to the environment. |
Environment Permissions | Yes | You can toggle a slider to override the default permissions. If overriding, you can assign certain groups permission to modify the environment. If users have write access to both the target group and environment, then they can modify the target’s properties and endpoints. |
Click the Save button to save the changes to the Environment, or to cancel the changes Cancel button is to be clicked.
To delete the existing Environment, click on Delete option.
Inactivating/Activating
To inactivate an Environment at any time, click 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.