Salesforce Agent Console Cheatsheet
Salesforce Agent Console Cheatsheet
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Console
The Salesforce console is
different from the Console
tab. It improves on the 1. List View—A list display of records based on specific criteria. The list views you can select to display
Console tab by displaying in the console are the same list views defined on the selected object’s tab. You cannot create a list
records and related items as view from the console.
tabs on one screen. For more
information, see Salesforce Note: When a user selects the Console tab, it displays the last list view he or she viewed from
Console. the console.
2. Detail View—The detail page view of any record selected from any of the console’s frames. The detail
Resizing Frames view displays the same page layouts defined on the object’s detail pages. When a record is displayed
To resize a frame in the in the detail view, it is highlighted in the list view.
console, point to a frame.
3. Mini View—Records associated with the record displayed in the detail view. The fields displayed in
When the pointer changes to
a double-headed arrow,
the mini view are defined in the mini page layouts by an administrator. If a record displayed in the
drag the frame until it is the detail view does not have any records associated with it, then the mini view does not display.
size you want. You cannot 4. Sidebar—A column that, when moused over, displays a calendar shortcut, recent items, and the
resize the sidebar. Recycle Bin, just like the sidebar displayed on every Salesforce page. To display the sidebar in the
console, click the arrow icon on the left frame.
f. To add or remove objects to the layout, select an object, and click the Add or Remove arrow.
g. To change the order of the objects as they will appear in the console's list view frame, select an
object in the Selected List box, and click the Up or Down arrow.
h. Click Save.
2. Define which related records display in the mini view when a record of a particular type is shown in
the detail view. For example, when a case is in the detail view, you can display an account, contact,
or asset in the mini view. To choose related objects:
a. From Setup, enter a related object's name in the Quick Find box, then select Page Layouts.
b. Choose a page layout name.
c. Click Mini Console View.
d. Select which records associated with the record in the detail view will be displayed in the mini
view. You can only select objects that are defined as lookup relationships and are included on the
page layout.
Note: You can change the order of how related objects display in the mini view by clicking
the Up and Down arrows.
e. Click Save.
3. Define mini page layouts for the records that appear in the mini view of the console. A mini page
layout contains a subset of the items in an existing page layout. Mini page layouts inherit record types,
profile associations, related lists, fields, and field-level security from the page layout. To define a mini
page layout:
a. Choose the page layout for the related object you want to customize.
b. Click Mini Page Layout.
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Using the Console Tab Home Page Layouts and Mini Page Layouts
c. Select which fields and related lists will be displayed for this type of record in the mini view. For
each related list you select, choose which fields to display in that related list.
• The more related lists you add to mini page layouts, the longer it may take the console to
process data.
• You can select all of the available fields and related lists to display in the console; however, it
is recommended that you only select a few so that users do not have to scroll to find
information.
• Selected fields and related lists display in the console even when they do not contain content.
d. Click Save.
4. Assign profiles to console layouts to determine which console layouts users see:
a. From Setup, enter Console Layout in the Quick Find box, then select Console Layout.
b. Click Console Layout Assignment.
c. Select a console layout to assign to a profile via the drop-down list.
d. Select the Console tab visibility settings for a profile via the drop-down list.
e. Click Save.
5. Add the Console tab to custom apps so that users can access the console from specific apps:
a. From Setup, enter Apps in the Quick Find box, then select Apps.
b. Click Edit next to the app where you want to include the Console tab.
• To add or remove the Console tab to the app, select the Console tab, and click the Add or
Remove arrow.
• To change the order of the Console tab as it will appear in the app, select the Console tab in
the Selected List box, and click the Up or Down arrow.
c. Click Save.
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Using the Console Tab Navigating within the Console Tab
Pages Display
Outside of the
Using the Console List View
Console The console’s list view allows you to quickly perform actions within Salesforce without leaving the console.
Not all pages open within the Display list views
console. For example, From the drop-down list in the top left of the list view frame, select an object, and then select a list
clicking Printable View > view of the object to display in the console’s list view frame. No data displays in the console if the
Check Spelling, lookup selected list view does not contain any records.
icons, email addresses, and
custom links set to open in a Search
new browser window all Enter keywords in Search and click Go! to perform an advanced search across all searchable objects
open outside of the console you have access to in your organization. Search results display in the detail view. Terms in an advanced
in a new browser window or search are treated as separate words rather than a phrase. So, searching for “Pat Powers” in advanced
popup. search will find a contact named “Pat P Powers” as well as a contact named “Pat Smith” with an email
address of “[email protected].”
Create records
From the New drop-down list, select any object to create a new record. New record pages display in
the detail view.
View recent items
From the Recent Items drop-down list, you can choose to display any item you most recently
viewed. Recent items display in the detail view.
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Using the Console Tab Using the Console List View