Creating and Editing Labels

A label provides a means for marking a particular set of file revisions for later access. The label spec defines the label's name and its label view. For more information about labels, see Working with Labels.

Creating a label spec
There are three ways to create a label spec in P4Web:

To create a label spec from the Path Browser,

1. Select Run -> Label....
2. Select Create label spec and enter a name for the label spec in that field.
3. Click the Continue button.
4. Edit the fields as described below.
5. When you are finished, click the Save button.

To create a label spec from anywhere in P4Web,

1. Select Go To -> Labels.
2. Select Run->Create label spec...
3. Edit the fields as described below.
4. When you are finished, click the Save button.

To create a label spec using another label spec as a template,

1. Select Go To -> Labels.
2. Click on the label that you want to use as a template.
3. Select Run->Create label using this view...
4. Edit the fields as described below.
5. When you are finished, click the Save button.

To edit a label spec from the Path Browser,

1. Select Run->Label....
2. Select Edit label spec and select the label that you want to edit from the pull-down list.
3. Click the Continue button.
4. Edit the label spec as desired, using the field descriptions below.
5. When you have finished editing the label spec, click the Save button.

To edit a label spec from anywhere in P4Web,

1. Select Go To->Labels.
2. Click on the name of the label that you want to edit.
3. Select Run->Edit label spec...
4. Edit the label spec as desired, using the field descriptions below.
5. When you have finished editing the label spec, click the Save button.

Label spec field descriptions
The label spec consists of the following values:

Label:

The unique name of this label.

Update:

Shows the date when this label spec was last modified.

Access:

The date and time the label was last accessed.

Owner:

The label's owner. By default, the user who created the label. Only the owner of a label may update its contents using labelsync.

Description:

Optional information that can be used to describe this label spec.

Options:

Can either be locked or unlocked. If the label is locked, its contents cannot be changed using labelsync.

View:

A list of depot files that can be included in this label. No files are actually included until you sync the label.