Viewing information about Helix Core changelists and Helix Plan items

In P4V and Helix Plan, you can view information about Helix Core changelists added to and removed from Helix Plan items.

P4V

Information about the Helix Plan item a changelist is added to is included in the changelist description in P4V.

The changelist description you enter in P4V is always included. Other information may be included depending on the integration configuration.

Helix Plan information Format Example changelist description
Default - no additional information <user-entered changelist description> Updated recent wording changes
Item URL <user-entered changelist description> #hansoft <Helix Plan item URL> Updated recent wording changes #hansoft https://localhost/task/1234c1234
Item description <user-entered changelist description> #hansoft <Helix Plan item description> Updated recent wording changes #hansoft Add new dialog box
Database ID <user-entered changelist description> #hansoft <Helix Plan database ID> Updated recent wording changes #hansoft 988 ; 985
An administrative user can adjust the info in the web service configuration file. This is done by editing the helixCoreCommentType config value in the .env file.

Helix Plan

Information about changelists added to and removed from Helix Plan items is displayed in the item Comments and in the news feed in Helix Plan.

The information is in the following format:

Change <added/removed> to this task from client <Hansoft client computer> with the description: <user-entered changelist description from P4V.

If P4V is integrated with Helix Swarm, a link to the changelist is included. Click the link to open the changelist in Helix Swarm.

Example:

Change CL12345 added to this task from client HansoftUser_Windows with the description: Updated recent wording changes