Starting Perforce ALM

The Perforce ALM License Server and Perforce ALM Server must be running before you start Perforce ALM. Contact your administrator for help if the servers are not running. See Starting the Perforce ALM License Server and Starting the Perforce ALM Server.

Desktop client

Before you log in, make sure you have the Perforce ALM Server and login information from your administrator.

1. Windows—Choose Programs > Perforce > Perforce ALM > Perforce ALM Client on the Start menu.

Mac—Double-click the Perforce ALM Client icon in the Applications/PerforceALM folder.

Linux—Enter /usr/bin/ttclient

2. When the application starts, select the Server to connect to. If you need to set up a server connection, see information about adding server connections.

3. Enter your Username and Password.

You do not need to enter a password if you are configured to authenticate with ALM using an identity provider, such as Okta.

If available, you can select Use single sign-on to log in with your network credentials. Ask your administrator for help.

4. Click Connect.

If you use an identity provider to authenticate, the provider web page opens. Authenticate with the provider and then return to ALM.

5. Select a Project and areas to log in to.

6. Click OK.

You are logged in and ready to start using ALM. See the desktop client documentation for more information.

If you cannot log in because the required public key is not found, you may need to import a server settings XML file provided by your administrator. The public key is used for stronger security when communicating with the server. See Configuring a Perforce ALM Server connection. If you do not have the file or continue to experience login problems, contact your administrator for help.

Web client

To use the web client, you need the Perforce ALM URL and your username and password.

1. Start a web browser and enter the URL.

The URL uses the server name or IP address of the web server hosting ALM and the path to the login page. For example, http://www.yourserver.com/ttweb.

2. Enter your Username and Password.

You do not need to enter a password if you are configured to authenticate with ALM using an identity provider, such as Okta.

If available, you can select Use single sign-on to log in with your network credentials. Ask your administrator for help.

3. Click Log In.

If you use an identity provider to authenticate, the provider web page opens. Authenticate with the provider and then return to ALM.

4. Select a Project and areas to log in to.

5. Click Connect.

You are logged in and ready to start using ALM. See the web client documentation for more information.