Perforce Create new folder in a Stream Depot

Question

I have a Stream Depot - depot

I have a stream in that depot that I created called ProductGizmo

So in P4V I see that Gizmo lives under depot - i.e depot/ProductGizmo

I now want to make ProductGizmo live under a folder called ClientAcme - so that I want to see depot/ClientAcme/ProductGizmo. This is strictly for organization of the depot. ClientAcme is not a stream.

But when I go the File > New > Folder - Folder is grayed out.

Do folders have no meaning in a Stream Depot?

How can I move / organize streams in a stream Depot

Answer 1

So based on what I have read and heard - this can not be done - ugh!

Here is a link to some more discussion on perforce forums

http://forums.perforce.com/index.php?/topic/1191-streams-naming-structure-different-levels/

Answer 2

Streams are rooted at a 2-level depth in the depot hierarchy. A stream will have a root like "//depotname/streamname".

Once you create a stream root, you can't change it. The shallow root depth is meant to discourage you from using the stream's root path as any kind of intelligent label. (The problem being that if you could use depot paths for classifying streams, you would invariably end up having to branch files when a stream's classification changes, which leaves you with convoluted branching history.)

If you need to implement a stream naming scheme, you can use the stream Name field., e.g.:

Stream:  //depot/ProductGizmo
Name:    ClientAcme-ProductGizmo

Stream names can be changed. The name is displayed in P4V, and you can search by name. E.g.:

p4 streams -F "Name=*Acme-*"

However, you can't use the name in commands as a substitute for the depot path.

You could also overload the 2nd path in the stream root with your naming scheme. E.g.:

//depot/ClientAcme-ProductGizmo

That is pretty much like using a deeper depot path, because it can't be changed, and you can use it in commands, e.g.:

p4 changes -m1 //depot/ClientAcme-...