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1 Perforce elearning Catalog

2 Perforce elearning Course Catalog Perforce elearning is a suite of role-based, task-specific courseware for new users, administrators, enterprise architects, or anyone who is responsible for implementing, using and maintaining Perforce. Perforce Roles and Recommended Learning Paths Foundation, intermediate, and advanced users as well as administrators, managers, and enterprise architects can follow specific learning paths defined for their roles. To decide which courseware is most appropriate for you, identify the user role that most closely matches your job responsibilities and review the course descriptions for the courses on the associated learning path. Perforce elearning Course Catalog

3 Perforce elearning Course Descriptions Perforce Core Courseware The material in Perforce Core provides the foundation for all other Perforce elearning courses. Getting Started with Perforce Summary: Getting Started with Perforce is the starting point for the Perforce elearning offerings. This course is appropriate for all roles and contains basic information that is required knowledge for all other Perforce elearning courses. The course contains the following three modules: Perforce Overview This module discusses the role of a version control system in an organization and provides a high level overview of Perforce. Roles and Workflow This module provides a high-level overview of the Perforce features, functionality, and use cases from the user perspective, and reviews the various roles and personas that interface with Perforce and the tasks associated with the workflow for each. Codeline Overview This module provides a high level overview of practices, terminology, and procedures relating to codeline management. Role Analysis: Getting Started with Perforce is intended for all roles installing, configuring, administering, and using Perforce. This course would also be appropriate for decision makers, such as managers and enterprise architects, who might need an overview of the None Perforce system but will not be using Perforce in their daily work. Duration: 2-3 hours Relevance: Before learning about the details of Perforce relating to any one role or job function, Perforce users and administrators need to have a general understanding of a variety of concepts, such as version control, workflows, roles, etc. This course provides information that serves as the framework for the discussion in all of the other elearning courseware. Describe the function of an SCM system List and describe the function of the primary system components used in Perforce List and describe the job roles that might participate in the implementation and use of an SCM system Describe the Perforce workflows associated with each defined roles Use the appropriate terminology when describing codeline types, processes, and functionality Describe the reasons for establishing codeline policy Identify and describe the codeline model used at your site

4 Perforce User Courseware The Perforce User Courseware consists of three distinct courses, with each course focused on the tasks performed by its respective user role. Each of these courses builds on material presented earlier in the learning path, so these courses should be taken in sequence. Foundation Summary: Foundation covers the tasks required to get up and running with a Perforce client and other tasks defined in the Foundation User workflow. This course assumes the user is accessing Perforce from P4V. Role Analysis: For anyone whose primary job function requires them to perform basic tasks, such as editing, adding, and deleting, on files stored in Perforce. Relevance: Helps users who work with Perforce on a daily basis understand the processes associated with the Perforce tasks they typically perform as part of their job function. This course familiarizes users with the Perforce client functions, helps them set up and configure their client environment, and describes the processes for performing basic edit, add, and delete tasks on files in a collaborative environment. List and describe the foundation use cases and associated tasks Choose the Perforce client application (i.e. stand-alone program or plug-in) that best suits your needs Obtain the information necessary to install a Perforce client application on your local machine and access the Perforce Server Install and configure a Perforce client application on your local machine Perform the tasks in the workflow associated with foundation functionality Describe the best practices for installing, configuring, and using a Perforce client application Duration: 2 hours Use the Perforce reporting mechanisms to obtain information relating to the files stored in your workspace and on the Perforce Server Intermediate Summary: Intermediate covers the tasks defined in the Intermediate User workflow. Role Analysis: Intended for users who perform tasks beyond those defined in the Foundation workflow, such as conflict resolution, and branching for development work. Relevance: Many Perforce users need to perform tasks that go beyond those defined in the Foundation User task set, such as resolving conflicts when submitting files, moving or renaming files, and configuring multiple workspaces. Learn when other Perforce features or functionality, such as labels, jobs, and shelving, can be used to address specific needs, and how to perform several additional tasks in accordance with defined policies and best practices. Describe the meaning of file conflict resolution Resolve conflicts that result when you edit, delete, rename, or move files in your local workspace Describe the use cases for file locking and using the +l file type modifier Work within established codeline policy when performing routine integrations Rollback a set of changes previously submitted to the Perforce server Configure your workspace for efficiency in large development environments Organize your work in logical units using changelists Describe the use cases for shelving files Implement a code review process that uses shelving Perforce User Foundation Duration: 2 hours Perforce elearning Course Catalog

5 Perforce Features and Functionality Courseware Perforce Features and Functionality courses provide a three-pronged approach to specific features or functionality in Perforce. Each course starts with a high-level introduction to the feature that is of interest to all user roles, and each course looks at the technology from a user s perspective and from an administrator s perspective. Users and administrators can choose to either restrict their studies to the introductory material and the additional role-specific material, or complete all of the coursework. Labels Summary: Labels discusses the function of Perforce label technology. Role Analysis: For intermediate/advanced users and administrators who are tasked with implementing, using, and maintaining labels. Relevance: Labels enable you to assign meaningful names to specific configurations of file revisions. Learn best practices for creating and applying labels to files and understand how Perforce label technology works. Describe the use cases for labels Apply a label to a set of files identified by a file specification Create a label specification for future use Describe the difference between a static and an automatic label List the best practices for using labels Describe how careless use of labels can affect server performance Describe the use case for locking a label Administer labels Perforce User Foundation Perforce User Advanced [recommended] Duration: 1 hour Jobs Summary: Jobs discusses the functions of Perforce job technology. Role Analysis: For intermediate/advanced users and administrators who are tasked with implementing, using, and maintaining jobs. Relevance: Jobs provide a mechanism for linking development activity to external information. Jobs are most often used in association with a defect tracking system to correlate development work with a bug fix, product enhancement, or other related activity. Learn the various use cases for jobs and the steps you can take to fully utilize this feature in your environment. Describe the use cases for jobs Describe how Perforce implements jobs functionality Create a job and link it with a changelist Modify the job specification to suit user needs [Administrators] Integrate Perforce jobs with external defect tracking systems [Administrators] Perforce User Foundation Perforce User Advanced [recommended] Duration: 1 hour

6 Streams Summary: Streams discusses the features and functionality provided by Perforce Streams technology. Role Analysis: For all user roles and Perforce administrators. Relevance: Perforce Streams provides a new way of implementing and enforcing codeline policy and visualizing codeline relationships and the flow of change across codelines. Administrators learn how to leverage the power of streams to implement codeline policy and provide a better experience for your Perforce users. Users learn how to use the new streams GUI tools to help them in their daily work activities. Describe codelines and branches using terminology appropriate to streams Use the streams GUI widgets within P4V to leverage the power of streams built-in workflows Quickly switch workspaces and propagate changes across streams Create and populate stream depots and stream hierarchies Establish naming conventions for streams and stream folders Configure and maintain client workspaces in streams Reparent streams Perforce User Foundation Perforce User Advanced Duration: 2 hours P4Sandbox Summary: P4Sandbox discusses the features and functionality provided by P4Sandbox technology. Role Analysis: For all user roles and Perforce administrators. Relevance: P4Sandbox allows you the flexability to work as if you were part of a distributed versioning service model while still benefiting from the features and functionality offered by the Perforce versioning service. The P4Sandbox course teaches users how to perform their daily work activities using the distributed versioning framework provided by P4Sandbox. Create, configure, and populate a P4Sandbox environment on your local machine Use the streams GUI widgets within P4V and the Perforce command-line client to work in the P4Sandbox environment Create local streams and task streams to work within the P4Sandbox environment Propogate changes from the P4Sandbox environment back to the Perforce versioning service Perforce User Foundation Perforce User Advanced Streams Duration: 1 hour Perforce elearning Course Catalog

7 Perforce elearning Registration Information Create An Account The elearning courseware is available from the Perforce Training Center. To register for courses, you must first create a user account. After creating an account, you can register, pay for, and take all of the courses from within the Training Center. Pricing Perforce Training Center access is available with the purchase of an annual subscription. A subscription gives you access to the entire catalog of Perforce elearning courses and includes any new courses added during the subscription period, for no additional charge. See the Perforce elearning website for the latest pricing information, or contact Perforce Sales for more information. Payment Options You can pay online with a U.S. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover credit card. You can also use a purchase order to pay for training or to purchase training credits for your team. System Requirements for Perforce elearning The elearning presentations require Internet Explorer or Firefox with the Adobe Flash plugin installed. Lab exercises can be completed using the Perforce Visual Client (P4V) or your favorite Perforce client program. In order to execute the automated tasks in the lab exercises, you will need to have a Java Virtual Machine (JRE 1.5 or higher) installed on your system. The lab exercises have been tested on Windows (XP, 7) as well as Mac OS X (10.6). perforce.com North America Perforce Software Inc Blanding Ave Alameda, CA USA Phone: info@perforce.com Europe Perforce Software UK Ltd. West Forest Gate Wellington Road Wokingham Berkshire RG40 2AT UK Phone: +44 (0) uk@perforce.com Australia Perforce Software Pty. Ltd. Suite 3, Level Miller Street North Sydney NSW 2060 AUSTRALIA Phone: +61 (0) au@perforce.com Copyright 2013 Perforce Software Inc. All rights reserved. All trademarks or registered trademarks used herein are property of their respective owners.