Overview
P4 Search, powered by Elasticsearch, enhances search capabilities for P4 DAM and other products. It indexes file content, metadata, revision details, and change descriptions, all versioned in Perforce. This helps users find assets and boosts productivity.
P4 Search web UI
The P4 Search web User Interface (UI) enables you search submitted changes, file revisions, and file content in your P4 Server.
For information about using the web UI, see Access the web UI.
P4 Search API
P4 Search API (P4 Search) is a REST service providing an API to support P4 Code Review and P4V. The service needs a connection to Elasticsearch and a P4 Server.
Example usage:
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Extend standard P4 Code Review searches to search file content and changelist description by using P4 Search.
System diagram
