Salesforce Lightning Log a Call button missing

Are you facing an error Salesforce Lightning Log a Call button missing?

In this Salesforce tutorial, I will explain the problem of log a call button not visible in Lightning. I will guide you through a step-by-step solution on how to add log a call to activity Salesforce Lightning.

Salesforce Lightning Log a Call button missing

Recently, when I was working on the Salesforce lightning experience, I faced an issue. In this issue, the Salesforce Lightning log a call button is missing from the Activity tab.

Here is the sample screenshot where the log a call is not visible in Salesforce Lightning.

log a call button not visible in lightning

Add Log a Call in Activity Salesforce Lightning

1. Click on the “Gear” icon and select the “Setup” option to navigate to the Lightning setup.

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2. Click on the “Object Manager” option. Choose the “Object” on which page you want to add log a call in activity Salesforce.

However, when I tried to access the records of the accounts object in Salesforce Lightning, the log a call button was missing from the activity component.

Let’s take an example of the “Accounts” object.

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3. From the leftside menu, you need to click on the “Page Layout” option.

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4. From the page layouts list, select the relevant “Page Layout” according to the requirement.

For example, I opened the “Account Layout” option. This will open the page layout page for the account objects

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5. Go to the “Mobile & Lightning Actions” section. Drag the log a call button from there to the “Salesforce Mobile and Lightning Experience Actions” tab.

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Now, let us look at the “Account” object page for any of the records. This time, you can find that the “Log a Call” is visible under the “Activity” section of the Salesforce Lightning.

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Conclusion

I hope you have understood the problem of the log-a-call button not being visible in Salesforce Lightning. I have explained the steps to resolve how to add log a call to activity Salesforce Lightning.

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