In Multi-Experience Operations, you can associate environments to sites. Use this option to create site instances. This ensures that the system creates databases and associates domains to sites. 

Accessing environments

To have additional environments created for your subscription, contact your account manager. You can associate an environment with sites to create site instances. You can view your environment details through the Cloud Platform user interface. The number of environments that you can create from a codebase is based on your Multi-Experience Operations entitlement.

To access an environment:

• Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface.

• Go to Codebases.

  The system displays all available codebases along with the number of sites and environments associated with the codebases.

• Select the number in the Environment column.

  

  This displays the Environments page and lists all the environments created from the codebase.

  

You can view the following information about your environment:

• Name of the environment
• Branch associated with the environment
• Production label associated with a production environment

Environment Overview page

The Environment Overview page has the following fields and action items:

Switching code

To deploy code:

• Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface.

• Go to Codebases.

  The system displays all available codebases and provides information about the number of sites and environments associated with the codebases.

• Select the number in the Environment column.

• For a specific environment, click the Kebab menu > Switch code.

  Alternatively, select a specific environment to access the Environment Overview page and click Switch Code.

• Select a new tag or branch that you want to push to the environments in the codebase.
• Click Switch.
  This deploys code from one branch to another.

Associating an environment with sites

You can associate sites with environments. For more information, visit Managing Sites. 

To associate an environment with sites:

• Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface.

• Go to Codebases.

  The system displays all available codebases along with the number of sites and environments associated with them.

• Select the number in the Environment column.
• Select a specific environment to access the Environment Overview page.
• In Sites, go to the Associated section and click Associate site.
• Select one or more sites.

• Click Associate sites.

  This associates sites with the selected environment.

Disassociating an environment from sites

To dissociate an environment from sites:

• Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface.

• Go to Codebases.

  The system displays all available codebases along with the number of sites and environments associated with the codebases.

• Select the number in the Environment column.
• Select a specific environment to access the Environment Overview page.
• In Sites, go to the Associated section, locate a specific site, and click Actions > Dissociate environment.
• Click Dissociate.

Managing Environments

In Multi-Experience Operations, you can associate environments to sites. Use this option to create site instances. This ensures that the system creates databases and associates domains to sites. 

Note

You cannot create an environment. To get an environment created from your codebase, contact your account manager.

Accessing environments

To have additional environments created for your subscription, contact your account manager. You can associate an environment with sites to create site instances. You can view your environment details through the Cloud Platform user interface. The number of environments that you can create from a codebase is based on your Multi-Experience Operations entitlement.

To access an environment:

• Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface.

• Go to Codebases.

  The system displays all available codebases along with the number of sites and environments associated with the codebases.

• Select the number in the Environment column.

  

  This displays the Environments page and lists all the environments created from the codebase.

  

You can view the following information about your environment:

• Name of the environment
• Branch associated with the environment
• Production label associated with a production environment

Environment Overview page

The Environment Overview page has the following fields and action items:

Field	Description
Description	Displays the description for the environment. The system displays this field only if you have added a description for the environment through Actions > Edit description.
Environment type	Displays the type of environment. For example, Production or Non-production.
Protection mode	Indicates if the Protection mode is enabled or disabled for production environments. This option is displayed only for production environments. For more information, visit Using the Protection mode.
Codebase	Displays the codebase that is used to create the environment.
Current code version	Displays the current code version. For example, master.
PHP Version	Displays the PHP version of the environment.
Switch code	Enables you to select a new tag or branch that you want to push to the environment. For more information, visit Switching code.
Actions > Enable Protection mode or Disable Protection mode	Use this option to turn the Protection mode on or off. For more information, visit Using the Protection mode.
Actions > Open Code Studio project

Switching code

To deploy code:

• Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface.

• Go to Codebases.

  The system displays all available codebases and provides information about the number of sites and environments associated with the codebases.

• Select the number in the Environment column.

• For a specific environment, click the Kebab menu > Switch code.

  Alternatively, select a specific environment to access the Environment Overview page and click Switch Code.

• Select a new tag or branch that you want to push to the environments in the codebase.
• Click Switch.
  This deploys code from one branch to another.

Associating an environment with sites

You can associate sites with environments. For more information, visit Managing Sites. 

To associate an environment with sites:

• Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface.

• Go to Codebases.

  The system displays all available codebases along with the number of sites and environments associated with them.

• Select the number in the Environment column.
• Select a specific environment to access the Environment Overview page.
• In Sites, go to the Associated section and click Associate site.
• Select one or more sites.

• Click Associate sites.

  This associates sites with the selected environment.

Disassociating an environment from sites

To dissociate an environment from sites:

• Sign in to the Cloud Platform user interface.

• Go to Codebases.

  The system displays all available codebases along with the number of sites and environments associated with the codebases.

• Select the number in the Environment column.
• Select a specific environment to access the Environment Overview page.
• In Sites, go to the Associated section, locate a specific site, and click Actions > Dissociate environment.
• Click Dissociate.