P4V menus and forms use a general approach to SCM terminology and actions, to ensure that that users with a variety of backgrounds can best understand what to do. If you have experience with P4Win or the P4 command line, note the following differences in terminology in P4V.
P4/P4Win term | P4V term |
Client | [Client] Workspace |
Sync | Get revision |
Open for edit | Check out |
Submit | Check in (plugins) |
Open for add/delete | Mark for add/delete |
Reopen | Change attributes |
Revert | Undo add/checkout (Plugins) |
P4V displays one main window with two panes: the left pane, which is also called the Tree pane and the right pane, which is where you do most of your work in P4V. These panes, as well as the other parts of P4V are described in detail below.
Toolbar and tooltipsThe Tree pane has two tabs:
To view the contents of a folder in the right-hand pane, click on that folder, and select View> Files in Folder.
The right pane displays objects in the server to which you are connected, including changelists, labels, clients, users, jobs, and branches.
To select which objects are shown in this pane, go to the View menu and select items to view. Each list is shown on a separate tab. To close any tab in this pane, context-click the tab and select Close Tab.
The Details tabClick the Tear off button to capture that Details view in a separate window. This allows you to compare two different objects, side-by-side.
To view any tab in a separate window, context-click the name of the tab and select Undock tab. To return it to the right pane after undocking it, context-click the tab and select Dock tab.
There are several ways to modify the way that information is presented in P4V's panes. At the top of these panes, you may see the following buttons:
Sort order
Use this drop-down button to sort the order of the list that you are
viewing. The sort options are shown when you click the button.
Filter
This drop-down button allows you to filter your view in a couple of ways:
Tear Off
This button allows you to "tear off" the current view. This is useful for
comparing two different forms side-by-side. Once you have torn off a
view, you can close the tear off by simply closing that window.
If you have several views torn off, you can view the list of them by clicking the Tear Off pulldown menu in the toolbar at the top of the screen. When you hover your mouse over it, it says "View tear offs."
File list view
On the Files in Folder and the File History tabs, use this icon to view files listed by file name or as thumbnails.