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Environments

An environment connection is needed in order for the Rules Palette to communicate with the database that stores the application configuration.

Creating an environment connection in the Rules Palette involves two steps. First, establish a name for the environment. Next, confirm the database creditials. The actual database properties are pre-populated by the Web Application Utility, which is a tool used by the Build Manager. Confirm the database information by entering the user name and password.

There are two database sections: an application database and an Internal Versioning System (IVS) database. Connecting to an IVS database allows versions of the configuration to be stored so that previous versions can be reverted to if necessary.

The Build Manager will send the information needed to set-up an environment connection.