Working with an Existing Environment in the List
When you select an environment in the list, a row of buttons are displayed on the line which provides access to the operations you can perform on the environment:
Main Environments list panel with single environment selected
To start your new image, click the
![C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\images\ig\EnvLaunchButton.png C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\images\ig\EnvLaunchButton.png](../ig/images/EnvLaunchButton.png)
launch button.
For Linux (UNIX):
On UNIX systems, if the launch button is unresponsive, make sure the SHELL environment variable is set appropriately. On Ubuntu, execute sudo usermod –s /bin/bash <userid>at Terminal command prompt.
If you double-click on the left side of an environment in the list, you will activate the launch operation.
If you open a context menu on the selected environment, you can
•Open a file explorer on the Installation of the environment.
•Open a VAST command window on the development image folder of the environment.
•Open a VAST command window on the Installation folder of the environment.
•Duplicate the environment.
The other operations that are available are as follows:
![EnvEditButton EnvEditButton](../ig/images/EnvEditButton.png)
opens the “
Edit Environment” panel so you can view/modify the environment’s settings.
![EnvOpenFolderButton EnvOpenFolderButton](../ig/images/EnvOpenFolderButton.png)
opens an “Explorer” panel on the selected environment’s folder.
![EnvRefreshImageButton EnvRefreshImageButton](../ig/images/EnvRefreshImageButton.png)
opens a “Refresh Environment Files” panel that allows you to selectively retrieve fresh copies of any/all of the environment’s files/folders from the VAST installation folder to the environment’s folder. All existing files and folders being updated will be copied to a .bak file/folder before being replaced.
EnvCreateShortcutButton EnvCreateShortcutButton
![EnvCreateShortcutButton EnvCreateShortcutButton](../ig/images/EnvCreateShortcutButton.png)
creates a shortcut on the desktop that will start the image for the selected environment. The shortcut will be given the same name as the selected environment (Windows Only).
![EnvDeleteButton EnvDeleteButton](../ig/images/EnvDeleteButton.png)
deletes the selected environment. When pressed, a confirmation panel will be displayed that also allows you to (optionally) delete all of the folder(s) and files associated with the environment.
Last modified date: 02/24/2021