Salesforce Console Developer Guide

Salesforce Console Developer Guide
How are the Classic and Lightning APIs Different?
Lightning Experience API
Get to Know the Lightning Console
Get to Know the Utility Bar
Lightning Console JavaScript API Syntax
Using Background Utility Items
Using Pop-Out Utilities
Using Events in Lightning Console Apps
Using Page Context in the Utility Bar API
Using Page References to Open Console Workspace Tabs and Subtabs
Debugging
Methods for Lightning Experience
Methods for Navigation Items
Methods for Workspace Tabs and Subtabs
Methods for the Utility Bar
disableUtilityPopOut()
getAllUtilityInfo()
getEnclosingUtilityId()
getUtilityInfo()
isUtilityPoppedOut()
minimizeUtility()
onUtilityClick()
openUtility()
setPanelHeaderIcon()
setPanelHeaderLabel()
setPanelHeight()
setPanelWidth()
setUtilityHighlighted()
setUtilityIcon()
setUtilityLabel()
toggleModalMode()
Methods for Chat
Methods for Omni-Channel
Events for Lightning Experience
Salesforce Classic API
Other Resources
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openUtility() for Lightning Experience

Opens a utility. If the utility is already open, this method has no effect. Only one utility can be open at a time. If another utility is already open, it is minimized.

Arguments

Name Type Description
utilityId string The ID of the utility to open. Optional when called within a utility.

Sample Code

This component, when added to a single-column Lightning page used in a utility bar, opens the utility when the button is pressed.

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This example opens a utility from outside of the utility, using the utilityId field.

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Response

This method returns a promise that, upon success, resolves to true.