DataGrip 2020.3 Help

Perforce

Use this page to specify the version control settings to be applied to those directories of your project that are under Perforce control

ItemDescription
Perforce is onlineSelect this checkbox to work with Perforce in the online mode.
Switch to offline mode automatically if Perforce is unavailableSelect this checkbox to have DataGrip automatically go offline as soon as Perforce becomes unavailable and display the corresponding message.
Use P4CONFIG or default connectionIf this option is selected, P4CONFIG or the default Perforce connection are used to connect to the Perforce server.

Using P4CONFIG makes it trivial to switch between Perforce settings for different projects, when necessary.

Use connection parametersIf this option is selected, the connection credentials (port, client, user name, and charset) are specified manually.
PortIn this text box, type the server and the port which your Perforce client will listen to. For the default Perforce server configuration, it looks like perforce:1666.
ClientIn this text box, type the name of your Perforce workspace name.
UserIn this text box, type your user name to authenticate to the server.
CharsetFrom this drop-down list, select the character set to be used.
Dump Perforce commands to <path>Select this checkbox to have DataGrip create a file P4.output and store the output of Perforce commands in it.
Use login authenticationWhen this checkbox is selected, Perforce requires a login to authenticate a user.
Test ConnectionClick this button to check whether the specified settings ensure establishing connection to the Perforce server.
Path to P4 executableIn this text box, specify the path to the Perforce Command Line Client's executable file P4. Click Browse the Browse button to open the Select Path - P4 Configuration dialog and select the executable file in the directories tree.
Path to P4V executableIn this text box, specify the path to the Perforce Visual Client's executable file P4V. Click Browse the Browse button to open the Select Path - P4 Configuration dialog and select the executable file in the directories tree.
Show branching history ...Select this checkbox to enable displaying the branch history of a specified file, including all file branch points, edits, and merges.
Show integrated changelists in committed changesSelect this checkbox to have DataGrip point at committed changes that are also integrated to other changelists and provide information on the target changelists that received the content in question.
Server timeoutIn this text box, specify the time period in seconds after when the Perforce client cancels its attempts to establish connection to the server.
Enable Perforce Jobs SupportWhen this checkbox is selected, user interface for attaching and detaching Perforce jobs to change lists is provided in the Version Control tool window Alt+9 and in the Commit Changes dialog.
Last modified: 08 March 2021