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Adding a Perforce mount

Before you begin

Make sure you have prepared the Perforce environment, as described in the WorldServer Administrator Guide.

Procedure

  1. From the Management > Asset Interface System > AIS Mounts page, click Add.
  2. In the Generic Configuration area:
    1. Supply a descriptive name.
    2. From the Type list, select Perforce.
  3. Specify the properties described in the following table:
    PropertyTypeDescription
    Perforce ServerText fieldHostname or IP address of the Perforce server or its proxy (if applicable).
    Perforce PortText fieldPort on which the Perforce server or its proxy listens.
    UserText fieldUser name to use when connecting to the Perforce server. WorldServer performs all Perforce operations as this user.
    PasswordText fieldPassword for the Perforce user, if required.
    ClientText fieldName of the client workspace (clientspec) used to connect to the Perforce server.
    Local p4 executableText fieldPath to the local Perforce command-line executable file. For example, C:\Program Files\Perforce\p4.exe. Do not use P4Win.exe, the executable for the graphical interface.
  4. Click Save.

Results

WorldServer returns to the refreshed Management > Asset Interface System > AIS Mounts page. You can now view your mount and content from Explorer.