Perforce Shelving

Overview

Shelving stores pending changes on the Perforce server without submitting them. This enables code review, work-in-progress backup, sharing between workspaces, and collaboration.

When to Use

• Backing up work-in-progress
• Sharing changes for code review
• Switching between tasks
• Transferring work between workspaces
• Parking changes temporarily
• Pre-submit review (Swarm)

Core Concepts

Shelving vs Submitting