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title: "Data Environments"
slug: "data-environments"
description: "Learn about data environments and their impact on data management, processing, and how to optimize your workflows for better data handling."
updated: 2024-03-20T18:08:07Z
published: 2024-03-20T18:08:07Z
canonical: "docs.validatar.com/data-environments"
---

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# Data Environments

## Overview

**Data Environments** help to define a data source's usage relating to development and deployments.

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Standard environment names include:

- Development or DEV
- Test or QA
- Production or PROD
- UAT

Usage of these environments helps separate architectures for deployments and are used in development. Adding an environment to your data source allows you to use the same name for different database connections but differentiate them by attaching the development environment.

## Adding an Environment

1. Navigate to **Settings** > **Configuration** > **Data Environments**.
2. Click **Add Environment**.
3. Enter environment name.
4. Add as many environments as needed.
5. Click **Save**.

## Removing an Environment

1. Navigate to **Settings** > **Configuration** > **Data Environments**.
2. Select the environment from the list.
3. Click **Remove Environment**.

## Assigning an Environment to a Data Source

1. A **Data Source Admin** or **Global Admin** must navigate to **Settings** > **Data Sources** > **Select the Data Source**.
2. On the General tab, select an Environment from the dropdown.
3. Click **Save**.

You can find the total number of data sources assigned to an Environment on the Data Environments list page.

## Migrated Environment

If you're upgrading from an older version to 2021.3, all data sources will inherit the **Migrated** environment automatically. You can change the name after the upgrade is complete.