Menu quick reference

The Header, Main, and Project menus are used to quickly navigate around Swarm.

Header

Image of Header menu

  • Image of the Home icon click to display a list reviews that need your attention, see the My Dashboard page.
  • Search box: search for projects, groups, users, and files that match your search string.
  • Image of the Help link click to view the Swarm help.
  • Log in (only displayed if you are not logged in to Swarm): click to log in to Swarm, see Log in to Swarm.
  • User id dropdown menu (only displayed if you are logged in to Swarm):
    • My Profile: click for your activity, shelves, profile settings, and notification settings. For more information about your profile, see Viewing your user profile.
    • System Information (admin and super users only): click to view the Swarm system information page. For details about the information on this page, see System Information.
    • About Swarm: click to view Swarm version information.
    • If you are a user with super privileges, Swarm also displays the trigger token required when you configure Helix Core Server for Swarm

    • Log Out: log out of Swarm, see Log out of Swarm.

Main menu

Image of the Swarm main menu

  • My Dashboard: click to display a list reviews that need your attention, see My Dashboard.
  • Activity: click to display a list of events that have occurred recently in the associated Helix Core Server, see Activity.
  • Reviews: click to display a list of open and closed reviews. For more information about the reviews list page, see Reviews list.
  • Projects: click to display a list of Swarm projects. For more information about the projects page, see Projects.
  • Files: click to display a list of files in the Helix Core Server, starting at the top level. For more information about the files page, see Files.
  • Commits: click to display a list of commits made in the Helix Core Server. For more information about the commits page, see Commits.
  • Jobs (only displayed if Perforce jobs are configured): click to display a list of Perforce jobs in the Helix Core Server. For more information about the jobs page, see Jobs.
  • Groups (displayed by default but can be hidden by administrator, see Groups configuration.): click to display the Helix Core Server groups in Swarm, see Groups.
  • Workflows (not displayed if the Workflow feature is disabled): click to display a list of Swarm workflows. For more information about the workflows page, see Workflows.
  • Tests (not displayed if the Workflow feature is disabled): click to display a list of Swarm tests. For more information about the tests page, see Tests.
  • < (only displayed if the main menu is expanded): click to collapse the menu.
  • > (only displayed if the main menu is collapsed): click to expand the menu.
  • Helix Core Server instance name (only displayed if Swarm is connected to multiple Helix Core Servers): the instance name is displayed in the bottom left of the menu.

Project menu

  1. Click the Projects link in the Swarm main menu.
  2. Select a project from the Projects page.
  3. The project overview page is displayed:

Image of Project menu overview page

  • Image of the Home icon click to display a list reviews that need your attention, see the My Dashboard page.
  • MAIN MENU click to display the Main menu.
  • Overview (only displayed if there is a README markdown file in the project's mainline, see Markdown in projects): click to display an overview of the project. For more information about the project overview page, see Overview page.
  • Activity: click to display the activity stream for the project. For more information about the project activity page, see Activity page.
  • Reviews: click to display a list of open and closed code reviews for the project. For more information about the project reviews page, see Reviews page.
  • Files: click to display a list of files for the project. The project Files page shows a list of files for the project, starting with a folder view representing each branch. Branches are designated with the branch icon Branch icon image. For more information about the files page, see Files page.
  • Commits: click to display a list of changes made to the project. For more information about the commits page, see Commits page.
  • Jobs (only displayed if Perforce jobs are configured): click to display a list of jobs associated with the project. For more information about the jobs page, see Jobs page.
  • Settings (only displayed if you have permission to view or edit the project): click to display the project settings. For instructions on how to change the project settings, see Project settings.
  • < (only displayed if the project menu is expanded): click to collapse the menu.
  • > (only displayed if the project menu is collapsed): click to expand the menu.
  • Helix Core Server instance name (only displayed if Swarm is connected to multiple Helix Core Servers): the instance name is displayed in the bottom left of the menu.