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Perforce Training



ABOUT


The Perforce Training at DevOpsConsulting.in is designed to equip professionals with a thorough understanding of Perforce, a robust version control system tailored for managing large-scale codebases and complex development environments. This training covers the key features of Perforce, including repository management, versioning, branching, and collaboration in distributed teams. Participants will learn to leverage Perforce for tracking changes, maintaining code integrity, and enabling seamless collaboration across multiple teams and contributors. The course also emphasizes integration with DevOps tools like Jenkins, enabling automated CI/CD pipelines for efficient code deployment.



Through hands-on exercises, participants will gain practical skills in setting up and managing Perforce environments, implementing best practices for source control, and optimizing workflows to support enterprise-level projects. This training is ideal for developers, DevOps engineers, and IT professionals looking to streamline their development processes and enhance team collaboration using Perforce.


COURSE OBJECTIVES


The objectives of the Perforce Training at DevOpsConsulting.in are:


  • Understand Perforce Fundamentals: Gain a strong understanding of the core concepts of Perforce, including its architecture, file versioning, and repository management.
  • Master Perforce Workflows: Learn to manage files, branches, and streams effectively within Perforce, enabling smooth collaboration in large-scale development projects.
  • Implement Version Control Best Practices: Develop proficiency in handling concurrent development workflows, conflict resolution, and branching strategies to ensure efficient version control.
  • Collaborate Across Teams: Understand how to use Perforce for team collaboration, facilitating the management of complex codebases and tracking changes across multiple contributors.
  • Integrate Perforce with DevOps Tools: Learn how to integrate Perforce with popular DevOps tools such as Jenkins, enabling automated build and deployment pipelines in CI/CD workflows.
  • Optimize Source Code Management: Use Perforce to maintain code integrity, optimize version control processes, and streamline project management in enterprise-level environments.
  • Apply Perforce in Real-World Scenarios: Gain practical experience by working on real-world projects that require version control, collaboration, and workflow management using Perforce.
  • Enhance Software Development Efficiency: Leverage Perforce features to boost productivity, ensure code quality, and manage complex projects effectively.

PRE-REQUISITES


The prerequisites for Perforce Training at DevOpsConsulting.in are:


  • Basic Knowledge of Version Control Systems: A foundational understanding of version control systems like Git, SVN, or Mercurial is helpful to grasp Perforce concepts more easily.
  • Familiarity with Software Development Processes: Participants should have a basic understanding of software development workflows, including coding, compiling, and debugging.
  • Command Line Experience: Some experience with using the command line interface (CLI) in Unix, Linux, or Windows environments is beneficial for working with Perforce tools.
  • Understanding of DevOps Concepts (Optional): While not mandatory, familiarity with DevOps practices and tools like CI/CD pipelines can enhance the learning experience.

FEATURES


The Perforce Training at DevOpsConsulting.in offers several key features designed to provide a comprehensive learning experience:


  • In-Depth Curriculum: Covers core Perforce concepts such as repository management, version control, branching, and merging, providing a solid foundation in Perforce.
  • Hands-On Labs: Includes practical exercises and real-world projects to help participants gain hands-on experience in using Perforce for source control and collaboration.
  • Expert-Led Instruction: Taught by industry experts with extensive experience in Perforce and DevOps practices, offering valuable insights and guidance throughout the course.
  • Tool Integration: Focuses on integrating Perforce with popular DevOps tools like Jenkins, enabling automation and optimization of workflows within CI/CD pipelines.
  • Collaborative Learning: Participants learn how to manage large codebases and collaborate effectively in distributed teams using Perforce’s advanced version control capabilities.
  • Real-World Application: Course content is designed to simulate real-world scenarios, enabling learners to apply Perforce techniques to complex, enterprise-level projects.
  • Post-Training Support: Offers continuous support through Q&A sessions, forums, and access to course materials, ensuring that learners can troubleshoot issues and continue improving their skills after completing the course.
  • Certification: Participants receive certification upon successful completion of the course, validating their expertise in Perforce and its applications in a DevOps environment.

AGENDA


Course outline

  • Perforce system overview and user interfaces
  • Perforce system overview and user interfaces
  • Basic user operations: creating workspaces, working with files and changelists, submitting changelists,
  • keeping workspaces in sync with the depot
  • Parallel development: merging files, resolving file conflicts
  • Branching and codeline management: creating branches, integrating changes between branches, using named
  • branch views
  • Perforce Administration - Basic
  • Installation
  • Setup
  • Protections
  • Depots
  • Email Reviews
  • Perforce Jobspec
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Maintenance
  • Monitoring
  • Trigger Capabilities Overview
  • Perforce Administration - Advance
  • P4Broker
  • P4Web
  • P4Proxy
  • Replication
  • Security
  • Advanced Administration
  • Tools
  • Introduction to Scripting with Perforce

Installing P4

  • Installing P4 on UNIX and OS X
  • Installing P4 on Windows
  • Verifying the installation

Configuring P4

  • Configuration overview
  • Configuring Perforce settings
  • Defining client workspaces
  • Verifying connections
  • Refining workspace views
  • Changing the location of your workspace
  • Configuring workspace options
  • Configuring submit options
  • Configuring line-ending settings
  • Deleting client workspace specifications
  • Security

P4 Commands

  • Command-line syntax
  • Wildcards
  • Specifying file revisions
  • Reporting commands
  • Using Perforce forms
  • Help – p4 help, p4 info, "File Specifications", "Views", "Global Options", "File Types"
  • Client workspace – p4 clean, p4 client, p4 clients, p4 flush, p4 have, p4 sync, p4 update, p4 where, p4 workspace, p4 workspaces
  • Files – p4 add, p4 attribute, p4 copy, p4 delete, p4 diff, p4 diff2, p4 dirs, p4 edit, p4 files, p4 fstat, p4 grep, p4 move, p4 lock, p4 print, p4 rename, p4 revert, p4 status, p4 sizes, p4 unlock
  • Changelists – p4 change, p4 changelist, p4 changes, p4 changelists, p4 describe, p4 filelog, p4 opened, p4 reopen, p4 review, p4 shelve, p4 submit, p4 unshelve
  • Branching and Merging – p4 branch, p4 branches, p4 copy, p4 integrate, p4 integrated, p4 label, p4 labels, p4 labelsync, p4 list, p4 merge, p4 populate, p4 tag, p4 resolve, p4 resolved
  • Security – p4 login, p4 logout, p4 passwd,
  • Environment – p4 set, "Environment and Registry Variables", P4CLIENT, P4CONFIG, P4EDITOR, P4HOST, P4PASSWD, P4PCACHE, P4PFSIZE, P4POPTIONS, P4PORT, P4ROOT,P4TICKETS, P4USER, PWD, TMP, TEMP

Managing Files and Changelists

  • Managing files
  • Managing changelists
  • Diffing files
  • Working offline

Resolving Conflicts

  • Resolving Conflicts
  • How to resolve conflicts
  • Locking files

Codelines, Branching and Streams

  • Basic terminology
  • Organizing the depot
  • Populating Codelines
  • Branching Codelines
  • Integrating changes

Labels

  • Tagging files with a label
  • Untagging files
  • Listing files tagged by a label
  • Deleting labels