How to Create Custom Object Tabs in Salesforce Lightning
Custom Object Tab
Custom Object Tabs are user interface components that display custom Object data or other web content to users in Salesforce. They help users interact with data quickly.
Tabs can be found at top of Salesforce.
Custom Object Tabs
Custom object tabs help users to display the records or data of custom object in a user interface tab. They also help to find, create, edit and delete the data in your custom objects. Custom object tabs look and behave the same as the standard tabs which are provided by Salesforce.
How to Create Custom Object Tabs
We are going to create a Custom Object Tab for a custom object called Student. We have already created a custom Student Object
Go to setup
Go to in setup menu
Search for tabs in the quick search
Click on New
Click on the New button in the custom object tabs
Select custom object
The user can select a custom object from an existing one,
choose a tab style,
and click on Next.
i.e. We selected student object
Choose the user profiles
Choose the user profiles for which the new custom tab will be available
Click Next
Choose the custom apps
Choose apps for which the new custom tab should be available
Click Save
Tab created
Custom object Student Tab is created
Go to the home page
Go to the home page
Find the Student tab as a navigation item
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FAQ’s
What is the custom object tab in Salesforce?
Custom object Tabs are user interface components that display custom Object data or other web content to users in Salesforce. They help users interact with data quickly.
Why Custom object tab is not visible in Salesforce?
There may be several reasons why a tab is not visible. To troubleshoot, please check the following:
– User permissions for the custom object
– The custom object is in “in development”
Additionally, please reference the following Salesforce articles:
Custom object tab not visible for Users (salesforce.com)
Tab is not visible after tab default on – Salesforce Stack Exchange
system admin – Custom Object not Visible in SF – Salesforce Stack Exchange