Working with Jobs

The type of information tracked by the jobs system can be customized, using the jobspec; fields in the jobspec form can be added, changed, and deleted by Perforce superusers, using the Perforce command-line client.

Using changelists, you can associate files with jobs, so that you can see which files were revised while working on a particular job. For instance, if a job involves fixing a bug, and several files were changed during that fix, you could later refer to that job and see which files were changed.

See Creating and Editing Jobs for additional information.

Accessing jobs

Select Go To->Jobs to access jobs by name. Click on any job in the list to see more information about that job. While you are viewing a particular job, the Show menu has two additional options:

• Fixes for Job - Shows you which changelists (if any) contain fixes for this job. A "fix" means that the job has been completed.
• Jobspec Detail - Gives you more information about the individual fields in the Jobs list. For more information, see The Jobspec.

Customizing the Jobs view

You can customize your view of the Jobs page by using the constraints listed at the bottom of the page next to the Show button. You can customize the following options:

• To change the order in which the jobs are sorted, click the radio button next to either highest or lowest. Select "highest" to view the job with the highest number first. The list is sorted alphabetically, so if you've named your jobs (rather than using the automatic numbering), the job names closest to the beginning of the alphabet are first. Select "lowest" to view the job list from the bottom up. The default is highest.

• To change the number of jobs that you see in the Jobs list, enter the desired number in the jobs text box. The default is 10.

• To see only the jobs that are fixed by edits to files in a specified path,
  1. At the top of the page, verify or navigate to the desired path under Current path is:
     
  2. Once you are in the desired path, select Go To->Jobs.
     
  3. On the Jobs list, check the if fixed in this path checkbox.

• To include jobs whose files have been integrated into files in this path, check the including integrated files checkbox.

• You may limit your view of jobs to those that match particular criteria using Jobview.

• You can select which fields are displayed in this view by selecting the desired fields from the Visible Fields list.
  
  • To select more than one field in this list, hold down the Ctrl key while selecting the desired fields.
    
  • To select several fields concurrently, hold down the Shift key while selecting.