If you are finished working with a particular file or want others in your team to have access to your changes, you can submit the file back to the depot. It is very important that you give a detailed description of the changes you made so that you and others fully understand the extent of the changes made to the files. These comments can help when dealing with conflicts.
When you submit your files back to the depot, Perforce merges the changes you made with the file already in the depot. If any conflicts exist, they must be resolved before a file can be successfully submitted to the depot.
To submit your changes to the depot:
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From the menu bar, click Project > File Manager.
The File Manager opens.
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Click the Submit Changes button and then one of the following options:
Work Units - To send only the work units to the server for c heck-in.
Sources - To send only source files to the server for check-in.
All - To send all pending files (work units and source files) to the server for check-in.
The Submit Changes dialog box opens.
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If you don't want specific files to be checked-in to the server, clear the selection for those files and then click OK.
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Right-click one of the selected project files and select Submit Changes from the menu.
The Description dialog box opens.
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Type a detailed description of the changes you made to the files.
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If you want to continue editing the files again immediately after submitting your changes, select the Check out file(s) after submit option.
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Click OK.
The Process Log dialog box opens showing that the files have been checked in or “submitted”.
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Click OK to close the Process Log.
The status of the file is set to “normal”.
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Click Close to close the File Manager.
In the Project Explorer, the project files will have the Checked in overlay icon, unless you selected the Check out file(s) after submit option.
To submit individual files to the depot:
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From the menu bar, click Project > File Manager.
The File Manager opens.
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Switch to one of the following tabs:
Work Units to add work units to Perforce.
Sources to add audio files to Perforce.
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Select the file or files that you want to submit.
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Right-click one of the selected project files and select Submit Changes from the menu.
The Description dialog box opens.
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Type a detailed description of the changes you made to the files.
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If you want to continue editing the files again immediately after submitting your changes, select the Check out file(s) after submit option.
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Click OK.
The Process Log dialog box opens showing that the files have been checked in or “submitted”.
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Click OK to close the Process Log.
The status of the file is set to “normal”.
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Click Close to close the File Manager.
In the Project Explorer, the project files now have the Checked in overlay icon, unless you selected the Check out file(s) after submit option.
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Tip You can also submit changes to the perforce depot by right-clicking a work unit in the Project Explorer and selecting Workgroup > Submit Changes.