Tutorials

New Users

  • Version and share any important files using a plug-in to your favorite application or P4V, the multiplatform Perforce Visual Client.  (7:17 mins.)

  • Check out and edit files, attach a job to changelist, submit and review changes, and diff file versions (8:26 mins.)

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  • Review a standard workspace model and walkthrough a step by step process to configure a new workspace using the Perforce Visual Client (6:31 mins.)

  • Setup shortcuts and bookmarks, use alternate methods to navigate workspace and depot, filter metadata, rollback workspace to previous state, and backout changelists. (8:38 mins.)

  • Access files in Perforce from Windows explorer. Set plug-in preferences, check out files, diff file versions and submit changes (5:34 mins.)

  • Compare two image files side by side or overlaid. Blend images and enable highlights to detect differences (3:19 mins.)

Developers New to Perforce

  • See how to install, configure, and use P4Eclipse, the Perforce Plug-in for Eclipse. Connect to a Java project in a workspace. Edit, diff, and submit a file. Perform a refactor and use graphical tools to review file history. (10:20 mins.) 

  • Construct and modify a development model and workflow using Streams. Create different streams for development and release, and control the flow of change between each as required. (9:59 mins.)

  • Perforce Streams provide built-in, flexible workflow for effective team collaboration. In this video, see how to use streams to quickly visualize and manage the flow of changes between codelines. Employ a simple "merge down copy up" workflow and easily configure and manage workspaces. (10:29 mins.)

  • Find and resolve conflicts, perform a 3-way file merge, merge two codelines, and create a branch (9:20 mins.)

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  • Take workspace offline and perform standard operations in P4V. Reconcile workspace after unexpected disconnect from Perforce Server. (6:17 mins.)

  • Shelve and unshelve multiple copies of a file in the Perforce Visual Client (P4V). Unshelve a file from another user's workspace. (6:56 mins.)

  • Configure the P4SCC plug-in for use in Microsoft Visual Studio. Add new projects and access standard SCM functionality from the IDE. (5:28 mins.)

  • See all file versions in one window, select a range of changes to review, visualize color-coded line modifications, view changes by version, date, or changelist (8:13 mins.)

  • Visualize branching structures, filter view to display only branches of interest, and highlight code propagation paths (5:28 mins.)

Installing or Administering Perforce

  • Display users and assign them to groups, add and delete a user, and edit the permissions table using the P4 Admin GUI (10:44 mins.)

  • Install the Perforce server, install and configure the Perforce Visual Client (P4V), check out and check in a sample file, and remove complete installation at end of evaluation (7:34 mins.)

  • Perform standard versioning operations in both P4Win and P4V clients. Review the interfaces, select ClientSpec or Workspace, checkout, diff, merge, and submit files. (8:42 mins.)

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