How to Use Helix Core

Helix Core helps global teams collaborate on products. 

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Administrators

Optimize your architecture and get the most out of Helix Core.

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Command-Line Experts

For those who do all their work right from the P4 command-line.

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GUI Users

Helix Visual Client (P4V) increases visibility for everyone on your team.

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See P4V In Action

Take a tour of Helix Visual Client (P4V).

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Connecting with P4V

Learn how to quickly get P4V up and running.

Basic Operations in P4V

Review the basics and start developing!

Touring the P4V Interface

Walk through all you can do with P4V.

Code Review for High-Performing Teams

Helix Swarm is the code review tool for Helix Core. You can use it streamline your workflow, scale code reviews, and automate more (plus it’s free).

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Swarm Overview

Learn more about Helix Swarm.

Create a Swarm Review

Reviews and collaboration have never been easier.

Stay Connected and Share Solutions

We have a large community of Helix Core pros.
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Make Merging Easy

P4Merge allows you to diff and three-way merge source code and graphics files.

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Connect Your Tools

Helix Core plugs into the tools you already know and love. Plus, there are even more integrations.

Helix Plugin for Visual Studio

User Guide

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Helix Plugin for Eclipse

User Guide

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Helix Plugin for File Explorer

User Guide

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Helix Plugin for Matlab

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Helix Plugin for Graphical Tools

User Guide

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Helix Thumbnail Generator

User Guide

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Authenticate with Helix Authentication Service (HAS)

Simplify and standardize your authentication process with Helix Authentication Service (HAS). HAS can be used with Helix Core (including clients and plugins), Helix ALM, and Surround SCM. It currently supports the OpenID Connect and SAML 2.0 authentication protocols. This service is internally certified with Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD), Okta, and Google Identity.

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API Developer Guides

Customize your Helix Core server using our APIs. These developer guides can get you started.

P4Python

P4 API.NET

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C/C++

P4Java

P4Perl

P4PHP

P4Ruby

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