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description: Add source-tracked development environments for team members in Lifecycle Center. You can add a development environment manually from the pipeline, or automatically when your team members commit changes from DX Inspector.
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# Add Development Environments

Add source-tracked development environments for team members in Lifecycle Center. You can add a development environment manually from the pipeline, or automatically when your team members commit changes from DX Inspector.

### Required Editions

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Before you begin, complete these tasks.

- Create source-tracked Developer or Developer Pro sandboxes from your production org. Turn on source tracking in production, and then refresh existing sandboxes. Or turn on source tracking in specific sandboxes in Sandbox Settings (refresh not required).
- Add team members as users to each development sandbox.
- Collect login credentials for each sandbox.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-devops_center-264-0-0-production-enus/166010c3-4c34-4087-92ad-aea917baf524/images/icon_note.png)

Note Scratch orgs have source tracking enabled by default.

1. Go to the Pipelines tab, and select your pipeline.
2. Locate the Development Environments stage in your pipeline.
3. Click **Add Development Environment**.
    
    ![Add Development Environment option in the pipeline.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-devops_center-264-0-0-production-enus/166010c3-4c34-4087-92ad-aea917baf524/devops_center/images/next_gen_add_dev_environment.png)
4. In the **Add Environment** window, enter an environment name.
5. Click **Connect**.
6. Log in to the sandbox, and authorize the connection.
    
    The development environment appears on your pipeline.
7. (Optional) To view details about a development environment, go to the Work Items tab, open a work item, and view the associated development environment details.

Next, determine your pipeline configuration (how many stages), and then add the other environments associated with your pipeline stages.

#### See Also

- [Add a Release Environment](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.devops_center_add_release_environment.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Connect your production org as the release environment in Lifecycle Center. Every project requires one release environment and at least one development environment.")
- [_Salesforce DX Developer Guide_: Enable Source Tracking in Sandboxes](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.sfdx_dev.meta/sfdx_dev/sfdx_setup_enable_source_tracking_sandboxes.htm)