Setting up and using environment variables in IntelliJ Idea

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Solution

Path Variables dialog has nothing to do with the environment variables.

Environment variables can be specified in your OS or customized in the Run configuration:

Problem

I set up an environment variable (Under `IDE Settings -> Path Variables`) ``` APP_HOME = /path/to/app_home ``` One of my tests is failing however with ``` System.out.println("APP HOME: " + APP_HOME); ``` With ``` APP HOME: null/ ``` It does not look like that env variable is being read. What am i missing?

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