
This guide describes the installation, configuration, and operation of P4VS, the Helix Plugin for Visual Studio. With P4VS, developers who work with Microsoft Visual Studio have access to Helix Core features from within the Visual Studio interface. It is possible to check in and check out files, view the version history, and so on.

See these topics to get started:
What's new
Following is a summary of new information with links to the most prominent topics. For a complete list, see the P4VS Release Notes.
- Introduced Helix SAML to support authentication with an Identity Provider (IdP). See Defining a new Helix Server connection.
- Added option to automatically check out files that are writable in the workspace. See Helix Core - General.
- Added option to delete the most recently used connections. See Helix Core - Connections.
- Added new configurable default behavior to open Swarm reviews in a tab inside Microsoft Visual Studio. See Helix Core - Diff/Merge/Reviews.
Additional help for Helix Core
Helix Core overview
See Solutions Overview: Helix Version Control System for an introduction to Helix Core concepts and capabilities.
Helix Server administration
See Helix Core Server Administrator Guide: Fundamentals for information on installation, configuration, and management of Helix Server.
Command line client usage
See the Helix Core Server User Guide for information on how to use the Helix Server Command Line Client.
Command reference
See the P4 Command Reference for usage and reference for the Helix Server command-line client.