Lightning App Builder pages and standard components
How to build record, app and Home pages in the Lightning App Builder without code: page types and activation, actions on app pages, installed AgentExchange components, component visibility filters, the Dynamic Highlights Panel, dynamic related lists and the Related Record component.
Given a scenario, determine the declarative options available for incorporating Lightning components in an application.
~7 min read · 9 practice questions ·
What the exam expects
- Choose the Lightning page type (record, app or Home) and activation option that reaches the right users on the right device.
- Add actions to app pages, and place installed AgentExchange components without code.
- Show or hide components with visibility filters on record fields, the user, permissions or device.
- Configure the Dynamic Highlights Panel, Dynamic Related List–Single and Related Record components.
Key terms: Lightning page (a layout of components built in the Lightning App Builder); activation (assigning a page to the org, apps, record types, profiles or form factors); visibility filter (a condition that hides a component until it is met); Dynamic Highlights Panel (a header of up to 12 fields configured on the page); dynamic related list (a related list configured on the page instead of the page layout).
Key facts
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- Can't be changed after it is set
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- Lightning Experience only
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- Global actions only; no Post, File, Link or Poll
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- Record pages only; form factor not for Home pages
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- User, User Permission, Device
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- No more than five
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- Up to 12 fields; enable separately for mobile
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- Create and Update quick actions as mass actions; no custom actions
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- Needs an update quick action for the object
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- One Lightning app only; no Visualforce
Sources for this section (6)
- Lightning Page Typeshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Activate Lightning Pageshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Visibility Ruleshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Dynamic Highlights Panelhelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Standard Componentshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Utility Barhelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Why must a landing page for phone users be an app page rather than a Home page?
- When does an app-default record page win over the object's org default?
- Why might users see page layout actions on a page that uses the Dynamic Highlights Panel?
- What does the Related Record component need before it can show a parent record?
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