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# Updating details for a virtual environment

## Introduction

Having accessed a given virtual environment, the existing setup is displayed - for example:

<figure><img src="https://2440044887-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FLYNcUBVQwSkOMG6KjZfz%2Fuploads%2FoMBj0o1lIXMw1IUiMs32%2Fupdate%20ve%201%20annotated.png?alt=media&amp;token=6cb3117c-5f6d-4e82-b3f9-539c32a1ecc7" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

All setup for the virtual environment can be viewed and/or updated from this page - please use the links below for guidance:

<table><thead><tr><th width="75.02734375">#</th><th>Summary</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Update the virtual environment <a href="#updating-basic-details-for-a-virtual-environment">name, description and/or the type</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/product-documentation/virtual-environments/implementing-virtual-environments/configuring-a-virtual-environment-version/understanding-virtual-environment-versions.md">View</a>, <a href="/product-documentation/virtual-environments/managing-virtual-environments-versions-and-flows/managing-virtual-environment-configuration-versions/updating-a-virtual-environment-version.md">edit</a>, and <a href="/product-documentation/virtual-environments/managing-virtual-environments-versions-and-flows/managing-virtual-environment-configuration-versions.md">manage</a> configuration versions for the virtual environment.</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>View any <a href="/product-documentation/virtual-environments/virtual-environment-packages.md">packages</a> that have been used to deploy flow versions to the virtual environment.</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>View and <a href="/product-documentation/virtual-environments/managing-virtual-environments-versions-and-flows/managing-virtual-environment-flow-deployments.md">manage</a> flow versions that have been deployed (<a href="/product-documentation/virtual-environments/implementing-virtual-environments/deploying-a-single-process-flow-to-a-virtual-environment.md">individually</a> or via <a href="/product-documentation/virtual-environments/virtual-environment-packages/managing-packages/deploying-a-package.md">packages</a>) to this virtual environment.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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For detailed information about this page, please refer to [The Anatomy of a virtual environment](/product-documentation/virtual-environments/accessing-virtual-environments/the-anatomy-of-a-virtual-environment.md).
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## Updating basic details for a virtual environment

You can change the virtual environment `name`, `description`, and `type` in the general panel:

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The virtual environment `name` must be unique - you can't use a name that already exists, or has been used previously for a now-[deleted](/product-documentation/virtual-environments/managing-virtual-environments-versions-and-flows/managing-virtual-environments/deleting-a-virtual-environment.md) environment.
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For more information on these settings, please refer to [Creating a virtual environment](/product-documentation/virtual-environments/implementing-virtual-environments/creating-a-virtual-environment.md).
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