Client specifications define which portion of the depot a client can access, and specify the location where local copies of files in the depot are stored, called the client workspace. A client computer can contain multiple workspaces. The mapping of depot files to local files is called the client view. P4V enables you to define the client view graphically; see Defining a client view for details.
To change the client specification you are using, choose File>Open Connection... from the Connection window and specify the desired client in the Client field.
To view the client specifications for the server to which you are connected, go to View>Clients. To display details about a client specification, click the desired specification, then click the Details arrow. To display the form in its own window, double-click it.
To create a client specification:Client | The name of the new client specification. |
Owner | The user that created the specification. |
Host | (optional) The computer where the workspace resides. |
Description | (optional) Your description of the client specification. |
Root | Specifies the top level of the client workspace; the lowest-level folder that includes all the files and folders that you'll be working with. Use platform-specific syntax to specify the folder. |
AltRoots | For client specifications used from hosts on different platforms, a list of client roots in host-platform-specific syntax. |
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LineEnd | The line-end convention used for storing text files on
the client computer:
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View | Describes which files and folders in the depot are available to the client workspace, and where the files in the depot will be located within the client workspace. For details, see the next section, "Defining a client view." |
Click Save to save your entries and create the client specification.
Note: you cannot delete your current client specification in P4V.