Miscellaneous P4V properties

You can use the following properties to set P4V properties not related to performance or features.

Property P4V > Edit > Preferences Default Meaning Version Introduced
P4V.Behavior.CheckoutWarnLimit Behavior > "Warn before checking out file, if the number of files exceeds ..." 1000 Override the end user setting. 2023.1
P4V.Behavior.DeleteWarnLimit Behavior > "Warn before marking files for delete, if the number of files exceeds ..." 100 Override the end user setting. 2023.1
P4V.Behavior.DisallowDragReparenting Streams > "Don't allow streams to be reparented with drag and drop in the stream graph" Off If On, overwrites the "Don't allow streams to be reparented with drag and drop in the stream graph" preference. 2024.1

P4V.Behavior.ModifiedFileIcon

Use a distinct file icon for modified files

none

If On, P4V uses a distinct file icon for files that users edit after syncing into their workspace.

2018.3

P4V.Behavior.RemoveWarnLimit Behavior > "Warn before removing files from workspace, if the number of files exceeds ..." 1000 Override the end user setting. 2023.1
P4.DataAnalyticsPrompt

Contribute your anonymous usage data to help us improve our products.

On

P4V 2015.1 inaugurated an opt-in program for collecting user data about interaction with our software. During the installation of P4V, a dialog box prompts the end-user to decide whether or not to join the program. If the user chooses not to join, Perforce gathers no information about how that end-user uses P4V. The admin can disable the prompt by setting a property on the server:

p4 property -a -n P4.DataAnalyticsPrompt -v Off

2015.1

P4V.Help.URL

N/A

perforce/<version>/manuals/p4v/#p4v/

As of P4V 2014.2, P4V launches a web browser to display general or context-sensitive help information. Admins can download those web pages in a zip archive named p4vsuite_en-help.zip from the Perforce filehost server. For example, the r23.2 location on the Perforce filehost is for the 2023.2 release. You can then stage the files locally. Set this property to the root path of the staged help. For detailed steps, see Staging help files locally for P4V, P4Admin, P4Merge.

2014.2