Editing changelists
P4VS lets you edit both pending and submitted changelists. You can edit and perform actions on a pending changelist using the Pending tool window and the Pending Changelist dialog. You can also edit details in changelists that have already been submitted using the Submitted tool window and the Submitted Changelist dialog.

- Go to View > Pending Changelists to open the Pending window. Alternatively, in the status bar, click 1 Pending Change or X Pending Changes.
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Right-click the changelist, a file, or an associated job and select any of the following actions:
NoteThese menu items are dynamic. Some only appear for numbered changelists or when you have Helix Swarm installed.
Item to right-click Action More information Pending changelist Submit Opens the Submit Files dialog. See Checking in files. Revert Unchanged Files, or Revert Files Reverts all files in the changelist that have not been modified, or all files in the changelist, regardless of whether they have been modified or not. See Checking in files. Move All Files to Another Changelist Opens a dialog that lets you select a different changelist. See Moving a file to another changelist. Shelve files Opens the Shelve dialog. See Shelving files. Submit Shelved Files Silently submits the files. See Submitting shelved files. Unshelve Files Opens the Unshelve dialog. See Unshelving files. Delete Shelved Files Deletes the shelved copies of files. P4VS prompts you for confirmation. Diff Files Against Have Revisions Opens both file revisions in P4Merge. See Comparing files using diff. New Pending Changelist Opens the Pending Changelist dialog. Edit Pending Changelist Opens the Pending Changelist dialog. Request New Swarm Review or Update a Swarm Review See Working with reviews in Swarm. Change Ownership Opens a dialog that lets you set the user and workspace. Refresh Pending Changelist List, or Refresh Pending Changelist Updates the Pending tool window or the pending changelist that you have selected. File or files in a pending changelist Submit Opens the Submit Files dialog. See Checking in files. Revert Reverts the selected file or files. See Checking in files. Move to Another Changelist Opens a dialog that lets you select a different changelist. See Moving a file to another changelist. Shelve Opens the Shelve dialog. See Shelving files. Diff Against Have Revision, or Diff Against another revision Opens the workspace revision and have revision side by side in P4Merge, or opens the Diff dialog. See Comparing files using diff. Change filetype Opens the Change Filetype dialog. See Changing Helix Server file types. Lock Locks a file to prevent others from checking it out while you are working on it. See Checking out and editing files. New Pending Changelist Opens the Pending Changelist dialog. See Editing changelists. Refresh Pending Changelist List Updates the Pending tool window or the pending changelist that you have selected. Job in a pending changelist Remove from Changelist Removes the job from the changelist, but does not delete it.

- Go to View > Pending Changelists to open the Pending tool window. Alternatively, in the status bar, click 1 Pending Change or X Pending Changes.
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Right-click the changelist in the viewer and select Edit Pending Changelist changelist name to open the Pending Changelist dialog.
In the Pending Changelist dialog, you can view workspace and user information at the top.
- To limit who can view the changelist, select the Restrict access to changelist check box. See also Restricting access to changelists.
- Provide a description for the changelist.
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Under Files, right-click and select a menu option to do any of the following:
- Select files for inclusion
- Move files to another changelist
- Revert files
- Unshelve, delete, or view shelved files
- Attach or view associated jobs
- Perform a diff on a file pending submission by right-clicking the file and selecting Diff Against Have Revision. For more information, see Comparing files using diff.
- Under Jobs, view and add associated jobs, or remove jobs.
- Click OK to save your changes.

- Go to View > Submitted Changelists to open the Submitted window.
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Right-click the changelist, a file, or an associated job and select any of the following actions.
Item to right-click Action More information Submitted changelist Get Revision Opens the Get Revision dialog. See Retrieving files from the depot. Edit Submitted Changelist Opens the Submitted Changelist dialog. See Editing changelists. Refresh Submitted Changelist List, or Refresh Submitted Changelist Updates the Submitted tool window or the submitted changelist that you have selected. File in a submitted changelist Diff Against Previous Revision Opens both file revisions in P4Merge. See Comparing files using diff. Job in a pending changelist Remove from Changelist Removes the job from the changelist, but does not delete it.

- Go to View > Submitted Changelists to open the Submitted tool window.
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Right-click the changelist in the viewer and select Edit Submitted Changelist changelist name to open the Submitted Changelist dialog.
In the Submitted Changelist dialog, you can view workspace and user information at the top.
- To limit who can view the changelist, select the Restrict access to changelist check box. See also Restricting access to changelists.
- If needed, edit the description for the changelist.
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[P4VS-2888]Under Files, right-click a file and do any of the following:
- Select Diff Against Have Revision to compare the submitted file against the have revision. For more information, see Comparing files using diff.
- Select File History to open the File History dialog. For more information, see Displaying the revision history of a file or folder.
- Select Time-lapse View to open the Time-lapse View window. For more information, see Viewing file history with Time-lapse View.
- Under Jobs, view and add associated jobs, or remove jobs.
- Click OK to save your changes.