P4 DAM 2025.2 release notes

Released: May 2025

Before you install or upgrade

P4 DAM is built on top of Perforce TeamHub. To install or upgrade P4 DAM, you use the Perforce TeamHub packages. Upgrading is usually a zero-downtime operation and can be performed on a live system. Before upgrading, review the following information, including any release-specific upgrade instructions.

Upgrade instructions

You must be using P4 DAM 2023.2 or later before upgrading to P4 DAM 2025.2.

The following upgrade instructions are only needed when MongoDB is configured to use authentication.

  1. Before upgrading the TeamHub package, run the following command on Standard or DB nodes (replace adminuser/adminpass with MongoDB admin credentials):

    /opt/hth/embedded/bin/mongosh --username adminuser --password adminpass --port 4002 --eval 'db.adminCommand( { setFeatureCompatibilityVersion: "6.0" } )'

  2. Verify the featureCompatibilityVersion is reported as version 6.0:

    /opt/hth/embedded/bin/mongosh --username adminuser --password adminpass --port 4002 --eval "db.adminCommand( { getParameter: 1, featureCompatibilityVersion: 1 } )"

  3. Create the version file and then proceed with upgrading TeamHub:

    echo 6.0 > /var/opt/hth/db/mongodb-fcv

Helix DAM is now P4 DAM

Perforce has a new look and logo that reflects our place in DevOps workflows. As part of these changes, Helix DAM is now P4 DAM, highlighting its integration with P4 (formerly Helix Core) and its availability as part of the P4 Platform. To learn more, see Re-Introducing P4.

Work with asset bundles in P4 DAM

Use asset bundles to organize files in P4 DAM in a way that makes sense to you and your team. Asset bundles group textures, models, animations, or related materials into a single asset, making it easy to view, manage, and share groups of assets that are not within the same folder structure.

You can:

  • Create an asset bundle by uploading files or folders from your computer, or from assets, folders, and other asset bundles in a collection.

  • Download an asset bundle as a compressed .zip file when you are ready to work with the files.

  • Move an asset bundle to a folder or subfolder in the same collection.

  • Select a custom cover image for an asset bundle by uploading a file or selecting one of the assets in the asset bundle.

  • Add tags to an asset bundle for better searching and browsing.

Working with asset bundles requires P4 Server (P4D) 2024.2.

To learn more, see Work with bundles.

Other enhancements

  • Remove automatically created preview images or custom preview images from assets. Requires P4 Search 2025.2.

  • Added support for P4 Search 2025.2.

  • Upgraded Expat to version 2.7.1.

  • Upgraded libarchive to version 3.7.9.

  • Upgraded libxml2 to version 2.13.8.

  • Upgraded libxslt to version 1.1.43.

  • Upgraded MongoDB to version 7.0.18.

  • Upgraded Python to version 3.12.10.

  • Upgraded Redis to version 7.2.8.

Bug fixes

  • In Safari, file paths with multiple lines did not wrap in the Add branch and Edit branch dialog boxes.

  • The `You cannot make changes to checked out assets.` error message was not displayed when adding or updating tags on a locked file.