Updating Submitted Changelist Metadata

Info & Tags

Article #:
18
Created:
03/06/07
Modified:
12/17/09
Tags:
changelist, metadata

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PROBLEM

How do I update the metadata in a changelist after it is submitted?


SOLUTION

Perforce Administrators

Perforce users with super or admin rights can update the following fields of submitted changelists using p4 change -f:

User:
Description:
Date:
Jobs:

For example: 

p4 change -f 100
run by a user with super or admin rights allows updating of the User, Description, Date, and Jobs fields for change 100.

Using a 2008.2 or later version of the Perforce Visual Client (P4V), a user with super or admin rights can update only the Description and Jobs fields. Note, your connection settings must include a valid client workspace.

Regular Perforce Users

For users without super or admin rights, Perforce Server version 2007.2 or above allows the owner of a submitted changelist to update the following fields using p4 change -u:

Jobs:
Description:

For example: 
p4 change -u 200
run by the owner of change 200 allows updating of the Jobs and Description fields. Note, the -f and -u flags cannot be used in the same change command.

Using a 2008.2 or later version of the Perforce Visual Client (P4V), a non-administrative user can update the Description and Jobs fields for changes they own. Note, your connection settings must include a valid client workspace and this feature requires Perforce Server version 2007.2 or above.