Besides indicating the current file status relative to the repository, IntelliJ IDEA integration with Perforce provides you with the accumulated view of the project files' statuses.

In this section:

To view differences between the current state of the project files and the repository
  1. Open the required project.
  2. On the main menu, choose VCS | Refresh File Status.
  3. Switch to the Version Control tool window, tab Local.

    images/checkProjectStatusPerforce.png

    The status of each file is indicated by the color in which the path to the file is displayed.
To refresh the statuses of project files
  1. Switch to the Version Control tool window, tab Local.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To run Standard Refresh, click the Refresh toolbar button images/refresh.png or press Ctrl+F5.
    • To run Force Refresh, click the Force Refresh toolbar button images/perforceChangesToolWindowForceRefresh.png.