# Run/Debug Configurations dialog box (remote function settings)
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This dialog box displays whenever you update settings for the *remote* version of an AWS Lambda function (the function's source code is in Lambda in your AWS account).

**Note**  
To update settings for the *local* version of that same function, see [Run/Debug Configurations dialog box (local function settings)](run-debug-configurations-dialog-local.md) instead.  
Although the name of the dialog box is **Run/Debug Configurations**, you cannot use the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains to debug the remote version of a Lambda function. You can only run the function.

![\[The Run/Debug Configurations dialog box for remote function settings.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/toolkit-for-jetbrains/latest/userguide/images/run-debug-configurations-dialog-remote.png)


The **Run/Debug Configurations** dialog box for remote function settings contains the following items:

**Name**  
(Required) The name of this configuration.

**Share / Share through VCS**  
(Optional) If selected, makes this configuration available to other team members.1

**Allow parallel run / Allow running in parallel **  
(Optional) If selected, allows IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, or JetBrains Rider to launch as many instances of the configuration to run in parallel as needed.1

**Credentials**  
(Required) The name of the existing AWS account connection to use.

**Region**  
(Required) The name of the AWS Region to use for the connected account.

**Function**  
(Required) The name of the Lambda function to use.

**File**  
(Required) The location and file name of the event data to pass to the function, in JSON format. For event data examples, see [Invoke the Lambda function](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/getting-started-create-function.html#get-started-invoke-manually) in the *AWS Lambda Developer Guide* and [Generating sample event payloads](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli-using-generate-event.html) in the *AWS Serverless Application Model Developer Guide*.

**Text**  
(Required) The event data to pass to the function, in JSON format. For event data examples, see [Invoke the Lambda function](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/getting-started-create-function.html#get-started-invoke-manually) in the *AWS Lambda Developer Guide* and [Generating sample event payloads](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/serverless-sam-cli-using-generate-event.html) in the *AWS Serverless Application Model Developer Guide*.

**Note**  
Either **File** or **Text** is required, but not both.

**Before launch: Activate tool window**  
(Optional) Lists any tasks that must be performed before starting this configuration.2

**Show this page**  
(Optional) If selected, displays these configuration settings prior to starting this configuration.2

**Activate tool window**  
(Optional) If selected, opens the **Run** or the **Debug** tool window when you start this configuration.2

***Notes***  
1 For more information, see the following:  
+ For IntelliJ IDEA, see [Common options](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/run-debug-configurations-dialog.html#common) on the IntelliJ IDEA Help website. 
+ For PyCharm, see [Common options](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/run-debug-configurations-dialog.html#common) on the PyCharm Help website.
+ For WebStorm, see [Common options](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/webstorm/run-debug-configuration-node-js.html#common) on the WebStorm Help website.
+ For JetBrains Rider, see [Common options](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/rider/Run_Debug_Configurations_dialog.html#common) on the JetBrains Rider Help website.
2 For more information, see the following:  
+ For IntelliJ IDEA, see [Before Launch options](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/run-debug-configurations-dialog.html#before-launch-options) on the IntelliJ IDEA Help website. 
+ For PyCharm, see [Before Launch options](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/run-debug-configurations-dialog.html#before-launch-options) on the PyCharm Help website.
+ For WebStorm, see [Before Launch options](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/webstorm/run-debug-configuration-node-js.html#before-launch-options) on the WebStorm; Help website.
+ For JetBrains Rider, see [Before Launch options](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/rider/Run_Debug_Configurations_dialog.html#before-launch-options) on the JetBrains Rider Help website.