(13) Salesforce Console

This feature will activate the features and pages that run on Salesforce Console. This feature is available only for Salesforce Layout, Free Layout, Parent-Child Object template, and Search Template.

Property name

Detail

Use in the Salesforce Console

This property activates the Salesforce Console feature.
Default setting: Off

Show unsaved mark

This property will show an asterisk mark ( * ) on the title page to suggest that there are unsaved data in the page.
Active when the Use in the Salesforce Console is turned on.
Default setting: Off

You must activate these properties to enable the following features on the page:
These features use Salesforce Console Integration Toolkit. For more information, see the Salesforce Console IntegrationToolkit Developer Guide from the link written at the bottom of this page. 

  • Show a fixed page title instead of the phrase “External Page”

This feature will be active when the Use in the Salesforce Console is turned on. It sets the page title when the Primary Tab is refreshed (at page transition) or when displaying Subtabs (at page transition from other tabs).
The settings can be done in the following orders.

      1. Page Title set in the Studio
      2. Name field value for the record shown on the page

If you would like to pin every page, try method i. If you would like to dynamically display the title for Lookup/Edit pages, try method ii. For new pages, in which the Name Field value does not exist, you can use the Field Label for Visualforce pages.

Note: A phrase "External Page" will be displayed in the Salesforce Console if this feature is turned off.

  • Show an Unsaved Mark and a Confirmation Dialogue Box when closing a page

If the Show Unsaved Mark feature is turned on, an asterisk mark ( * ) will appear on the title of the tab to alert users that there are unsaved data in the page. A Confirmation Dialogue Box will appear when trying to close the tab. This feature is suggested to be used when creating a new page or editing a page.

Note: The mark ( * ) will not display if the feature is turned off even in there are unsaved data in the page.

  • Select from New Tab or Existing Tab when opening a new page

Page transition is allowed when Salesforce Console is active (available if the Use in the Salesforce Console feature is turned on). 
The page will open in a New Tab if the Open in New Window property is turned on. 

 

Reference: Salesforce Console Integration Toolkit Developer Guide
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.204.0.api_console.meta/api_console/sforce_api_console_intro.htm