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P4 Server Administration Documentation | 2026.1

# Disable the user metrics collection prompt

P4V users have the option of enabling user metrics collection. By default, no data is collected. The first time a user connects to the server, a prompt is displayed asking if the user wants to send Perforce anonymous user data about system hardware and any non-default user preferences. The user can subsequently change collection preference using the Preferences menu.

If you do not want users to see the prompt, you can set a property on the server as follows:

    $ p4 property -a -n P4.DataAnalyticsPrompt -v off

This prevents users from seeing the prompt. However, this is an incomplete solution because if users connect to a server that does not have the property set, they will see the prompt and might choose to send the data. To fully disable this feature, you will need to have IT shut down any outgoing POST requests to udc.perforce.com.

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