Installing P4VS and enabling the extension in Visual Studio

To use P4VS with Microsoft Visual Studio, you must install the plugin and then enable it within Visual Studio.

Installing P4VS in Visual Studio

  1. Make sure Microsoft Visual Studio is closed.
  2. Download the P4VS Visual Studio Extension Installer file, p4vs.vsix.
  3. Open the installer file.
  4. Select the version of Visual Studio that you want the extension to install to.
  5. Click Install.
  6. The installer screen displays an Installation Complete message.

Enabling P4VS in Visual Studio

Note

This step is not needed when you install a P4VS upgrade.

  1. Open Visual Studio.
  2. In Visual Studio, go to Tools > Options.

  3. Select Source Control > Plug-in Selection.

  4. In the Current source control plug-in drop-down list, select P4VS - Helix Plugin for Visual Studio.