Naming Helix Server objects

As you work with Helix Server, you will be creating a variety of objects: clients, depots, branches, jobs, labels, and so on. This section provides some guidelines you can use when naming these objects.

Object	Name
Branches	A good idea to name them, perhaps using a convention to indicate the relationship of the branch to other branches or to your workflow.
Client	Depends on usage, but some common naming conventions include: `user.machineTag.product` `user.machineTag.product.branch` Whether you use `product` or `product.branch` depends on whether your workspace gets re-purposed from stream to stream (in which case you use just product), or whether you have multiple workspaces, one for each branch (in which case you use `product.branch`, effectively tying the workspace name to the branch). A client may not have the same name as a depot.
Depot	Depot names are part of an organizations hierarchy for all your digital assets. Take care in choosing names and in planning the directory structure. It is best to keep the names short. A client may not have the same name as a depot.
Jobs	Use names that match whatever your external defect tracker issues look like. For example `PRJ-1234` for JIRA issues.
Labels	Site-dependent, varies with your code management and versioning needs. For example: `R-3.2.0`.
Machine Tags	The host name, or something simple and descriptive. For example `Win7VM`, `P4MBPro` (for Helix Server MacBook Pro).
User	The OS user.