Post-deployment setup tasks | P4 Cloud administrators

When deployment of your P4 Cloud instance is complete, perform the following steps to configure P4 for your team.

Video

Watch this video to see how to install the P4 clients and set up P4 for your team. You can also view a text-based overview of the required steps.

Overview

Following is an overview of the steps to complete before your team can start using P4. Details are included in the help topic links for each step.

  1. Download and install essential clients.

    To get started, download and install the following clients to work with P4:

    • P4 Visual Client (P4V)

    • Administration Client (P4 Admin)

    • Command-Line Client (P4)

    • Merge and Diff Tool (P4 Merge)

  2. Set up a typemap using P4.

    A typemap is a guide for all the file types used across your projects. Creating a typemap before you start working lets P4 identify which files to store as binary or text, which files to exclusively lock, and more.

  3. Create your first depot using P4 Admin.

    Think of a depot as your parent project folder. It is the highest level of organization and stores all versioned files. You will usually have one depot per project.

  4. Set up streams using P4V.

    Streams are the preferred way to branch and merge. They provide a framework to manage concurrent development and track relationships visually across branches.

  5. Create your first workspace using P4V.

    A workspace links a stream to a team member’s computer and gives them access to files. Every P4 user on your team will create one or more workspaces.

  6. Create users and specify permissions using P4 Admin.

    P4 permissions are highly configurable to provide the peace of mind and security you need. Create user accounts and define access and permissions at a file level.

  7. Optionally add features to your subscription.

    Add features to your P4 Cloud subscription to enhance your team’s experience. For example, add P4 Code Review to unite your team to do more effective code reviews.

  8. Onboard your team and version at scale.

    Successfully onboard your team with resources that introduce P4 and explain how to integrate other tools in your workflow.

Where to go next

If you have not already, get started with the post-deployment setup tasks.

Go to Step 1: Download and install essential clients | P4 Cloud administrators.