Add files to the mainline stream

  1. In the P4V Workspace tab as well as the Depot tab, no files are under version control.

  2. In the Workspace tab, right-click the path of the workspace folder and select Show In > Show in Explorer.

  3. Navigate to a folder with the sample files for your team. (You can also create sample files in that folder now.)

  4. In the P4V main window, click Refresh. Any files or sub-folders will appear under the root folder.

  5. Click Add.

  6. In the Select Pending Changelist dialog, select the Don't show this dialog again checkbox,

    then click OK.
    (It is more common to describe the changes when you "submit" the files to the server depot.)

  7. Click Refresh,

    and notice that the + badge indicates the files are "open for add" to the server depot.

  8. Click Submit.

  9. In the Submit Changelist dialog, provide a summary of your work and click Submit.

  10. Tip

    Your changelist description is permanently available to your team at P4V's History tab.

  11. On the Depot tab, verify the stream has files that are versioned (#1/1).