P4Web "Road Map"

This page provides a "road map" to P4Web documentation, and describes how the different parts of P4Web fit together. At the bottom of this page you'll find a complete index of P4Web Help pages.

Helpers and Viewers

The P4Web process you point your browser to is either a Helper or a Viewer:

• A P4Web Helper turns your web browser into a complete user interface to Perforce. You can use it to work on files and to submit changes, as well as to browse depot information. Your P4Web Helper is for your own private use. See the Authorization help page for information about connecting to a P4Web Helper.

• A P4Web Viewer is accessible to anyone and is used to browse depot files and information. Viewer functionality is limited; see the P4Web Viewer help page for more information.

Browsing

P4Web provides two "Browser" pages to show you Perforce information at a glance:

• The Path Browser page allows you to navigate through the hierarchy of depot paths. It shows you at a glance whether or not you have open files in a given path. It also allows you to run commands on all the files in a particular path at once.

• The File Browser page gives you an instant picture of the state of a given file -- where it is mapped in your workspace, whether anyone else has it opened, what its history is, and so on. P4Web lets you display any revision of a file in your browser. You can also run a variety of commands on a file from its File Browser page.

Both the Path Browser and the File Browser display a "ticker tape" of recent changes in the control panel at the top of the page. These are the most recent changes that have affected the path or file you are currently browsing. You always know at a glance what's going on with the files you are working on.

Workspaces

The current client determines which workspace you are using. P4Web displays the current client name at the top of the control panel. You can use the Client List page to show you the list of existing (already defined) clients. You can switch clients using the Settings page.

The files and paths in your workspace are determined by your client spec. To create or modify a client spec, use the Edit Client Spec page.

P4Web Help File Index