Configure the default change description text

Note

You must be a Helix Core Server administrator to change the default change description text.

The default change description text is used when a user does not add their own change description when uploading files to Helix Core Server. The default change description text is: "Helix Sync auto-submit".

Changing the default change description text for Helix Sync changes it for all Helix Sync users.

  1. To change the default change description text, use the following Helix Core Server command:

    p4 -u <P4ADMIN> property -a -n HelixSync.DefaultChangelistDescription -v "<This is the new default change description text.>"

    • <P4ADMIN> - Your username

    • "<This is the new default change description text.>" - New default change description text to use for uploads.

    For information about running Helix Core Server commands, see Helix Core Command-Line (P4) Reference.

  2. Notify all Helix Sync users to log out of Helix Sync and log back in again. This ensures the new default change description text is used when users upload files without a description.