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= Editing the source code of an application using the Developer perspective

You can use the *Topology* view in the *Developer* perspective to edit the source code of your application.

.Procedure

* In the *Topology* view, click the *Edit Source code* icon, displayed at the bottom-right of the deployed application, to access your source code and modify it.
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This feature is available only when you create applications using the *From Git*, *From Catalog*, and the *From Dockerfile* options.
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If the *Eclipse Che* Operator is installed in your cluster, a Che workspace (image:odc_che_workspace.png[title="Che Workspace"]) is created and you are directed to the workspace to edit your source code. If it is not installed, you will be directed to the Git repository (image:odc_git_repository.png[title="Git Repository"]) your source code is hosted in.
