Configuring P4V preferences

To configure settings for P4V, do the following:

  1. Go to Edit > Preferences​ (Windows) or P4V > Preferences​ (Mac).

    The Preferences dialog includes the following configuration pages:

  2. Click Apply to save your changes or click OK to save your changes and exit the dialog.

Note

Local versus centralized preferences: Many P4V preferences can be defined or disabled centrally using the Perforce service. For example, an administrator can disable the Labels tab centrally, and you cannot override this setting in your local P4V preferences to make the Labels tab available. These centralized settings are specific to a Perforce service, so if you switch your connection to a different Perforce service during a P4V session, you may see different behaviors after you open the new connection. For example, if Perforce service A has enabled the Labels tab and Perforce service B has disabled it, the Labels tab will become unavailable when you switch your connection from service A to service B.

Note also that there are performance-related preferences (such as those on the Server Data page) that you can set centrally using the Perforce service. If these centrally-set performance preferences differ from your local preferences, your local settings continue to appear in the Preferences dialog even though the central preferences are overriding them.