Customizing Helix server: job specifications

The Helix server jobs feature enables users to link changelists to enhancement requests, problem reports, and other user-defined tasks. Helix server also offers P4DTG (Helix Defect Tracking Gateway) as a means to integrate third-party defect tracking tools with Helix server. See Working with third-party defect tracking systems for details.

The Helix server user’s use of p4 job is discussed in the Helix Core Server User Guide. This chapter covers administrator modification of the jobs system.

The default jobs template has five fields for tracking jobs. These fields are sufficient for small-scale operations, but as projects managed by Helix server grow, the information stored in these fields might be insufficient. To modify the job template, use the p4 jobspec command. You must be a Helix server administrator to use p4 jobspec.

This chapter discusses the mechanics of altering the Helix server job template.