Tabs Not Visible in Salesforce

In Salesforce, sometimes we see tabs that are not visible on the UI, such as the Objects Navigating Tabs, Record Page Tabs, and Record Details Tab.

In this Salesforce tutorial, we will learn how to resolve the issue of tabs not visible in Salesforce Lightning. In that, we will see the following topics:

Report Tab is not visible in Salesforce Lightning

In this tutorial section, we will explain the steps to solve the Report Tab not visible in Salesforce.

Here is the list of steps that we can follow:

1. Click the Setup option. After this, from the Quick Find text box, search for App Manager and click on the App Manager option to open it. This will open the Lightning Experience App Manager page in Salesforce.

App Manager option in Salesforce Lightning

2. On the Lightning Experience App Manager page, select the App for which you want the Report Tab. Then click on the drop-down icon next to the app and click on the Edit option.

Editing App in Salesforce Lightning

3. This will open the Lightning App Builder page in Salesforce. On this page, from the App Settings section, click on the “Navigation Items” option. From the “Navigation Items” page, select the Reports tab from the Available Items section.

Then, use the right arrow button to add the Reports tab to the Selected Items section. Finally, click the Save button to save the changes.

Report Tab not visible in Salesforce Lightning

4. So, now, if we open the records for the University Management object, we can clearly see the Reports tab in the navigation bar.

Report Tab visible in Salesforce Lightning

Details Tab Not Visible in Salesforce Lightning

In Salesforce, after creating a record and wanting to see details of created records, we need to navigate to the Record Details Page by clicking on the Details Tab. But sometimes, the Detail Tab is missing from the record page.

So, in this Salesforce tutorial, we will understand how to add the Details tab to Case layout in Salesforce. However, let us first understand the reasons why this Details tab is missing from Salesforce Lightning.

Details tab missing from case layout in Salesforce Lightning – Reasons

Usually, whenever we open any record that is listed under the Case object, the Details tab or section appears on the right side of the main section.

Details tab in case layout of Salesforce Lightning
Details tab in case layout of Salesforce Lightning

However, in our case, this Details tab was showing empty for the Case object in Salesforce Lightning.

Details tab missing from case layout in Salesforce Lightning
Details tab missing from case layout in Salesforce Lightning

In Salesforce Lightning, there could be mainly two reasons why the Details tab is missing. These key reasons are listed below:

  • Reason-1: When the Details tab is not included in the Case Page Layout in Salesforce Lightning.
  • Reason-2: When the Details tab is not added to the Lightning Page in Salesforce Lightning.

In the next section, we will discuss the solutions for the issue in Salesforce Lightning.

Also, check: How to Close a Case in Salesforce

Solution for Details tab missing from case layout in Salesforce Lightning

Now that we have understood the reasons why this may occur in Salesforce Lightning, let us discuss the solution for each issue.

Solution-1: How to add the Details tab to case layout in Salesforce Lightning

Step-1: First, log in to your Salesforce Lightning account and open the Home Setup page. For this, click on the gear icon (⚙️) and then click on the Setup option.

Step-2: Next, click on the Object Manager option given in the navigation bar. Then, from the list of objects, click on the Case object. This will open the details page for the case object in Salesforce Lightning.

Case object in Salesforce Lightning
Case object in Salesforce Lightning

Step-3: On the next page, move to the left-side menu, and click on the Case Page Layouts option which will open a list of Case Page Layouts. However, from this list, select and click on the Case Layout option.

Case Layout option in Salesforce Lightning
Case Layout option in Salesforce Lightning

Step-4: On the Case Layout page, go to the Fields section and make all the required fields are there in the Case Information tab. However, if you are unable to find the Case Information section, drag and drop it first to create a Case Information section. After this, we can add or remove the required fields in this using the Fields section.

Case Information fields in Salesforce Lightning
Case Information fields in Salesforce Lightning

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Solution-2: How to add Details tab to Salesforce Lightning Page

1: First, click on the App Launcher icon given on the top left corner of the screen and then search for Case. And then click on the Cases option given under the Items list.

Cases option in Salesforce Lightning
Cases option in Salesforce Lightning

2: Once we click on the Cases option, it will open the List View for Cases object in Salesforce Lightning. From the List View, click on the required record and open it.

3: On any record page, click on the gear icon (⚙️) given in the top-right corner and then click on the Edit Page option.

Edit Cases Page in Salesforce Lightning
Edit Cases Page in Salesforce Lightning

4: After clicking on the Edit Page option, this will open the Lightning App Builder page. On this page, check if the Details section is available or not.

5: Now, if the Details section is not visible, move to the left side section, and under Components search for Tabs.

6: After this, drag the Tabs section and drop it onto the empty component section. Then click on the Related tab and click on the cross icon (❌) given next to the Related tab from the left side menu.

Adding Details Tab to Salesforce Lightning Page
Adding Details Tab to Salesforce Lightning Page

7: After performing the above step, only the Details tab will be there on the right side of the page. Next, again search for Record in the Components section and now drag the Record Detail component and drop it under the Details tab.

Adding Record Details to Details Tab to Salesforce Lightning Page
Adding Record Details to Details Tab in Salesforce Lightning Page

Once we execute the above solutions, we will be able to resolve the issue where the Details tab was missing from case layout in Salesforce Lightning. And now, the Details section is visible as it was required in Salesforce.

Details tab visible in case layout of Salesforce Lightning
Details tab is visible in case layout of Salesforce Lightning

Conclusion

So, in this Salesforce tutorial, we have understood how to add the Details tab to the Case Layout in Salesforce Lightning. Moreover, we have also illustrated the solutions to solve the issue where Details tab is missing from case layout in Salesforce Lightning.

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