IntelliJ IDEA 2026.1 Help

Link Job to Changelist dialog

Install the Perforce plugin

This functionality relies on the Perforce plugin, which you need to install and enable.

  1. Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open settings and then select Plugins.

  2. Open the Marketplace tab, find the Perforce plugin, and click Install (restart the IDE if prompted).

The dialog opens when you click the findPerforceJob.png button in the Edit Jobs Linked to Changelist dialog.

Use this dialog to search for available jobs, view their details, and link jobs to the changelist.

Specify search parameters

Use the controls in this area for specifying various criteria to limit the search output. Follow the Perforce jobs syntax rules. The specified values are joined in the generated command line query via the AND operation.

Item

Description

Job name pattern

In this field, type the desired job name search pattern.

Status

Use this drop-down list to specify the status of the job you are looking for. The available options are:

  • * - when this option is selected, all the jobs that match the remaining search criteria are displayed, regardless of their job statuses.

  • Open

  • Closed

  • Suspended

User name pattern

In this field, specify the search pattern or the exact name of the user who created the desired job.

Date before/Data after

Use these fields to specify the time period the desired job is created in. The appropriate formats are yyyy/mm/dd or yyyy/mm/dd:hh:mm:ss.

Description pattern

In this field, type the desired job description search pattern.

Search

Click this button to start searching for jobs that match the specified criteria.

Search results

Use this area to view the details of found jobs, select the desired job, and attach it to the changelist.

Item

Description

Search results

The list contains the jobs found according to the specified search criteria. When you select a job, the read-only area shows its details.

OK

Click this button to link the selected job to the changelist.

24 February 2026