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Adding Backup History Button to Objects

Overview

The Backup History button must be added to an object's List View before it is used for the first time. This step is only required once per object. This guide will show you how to complete the process.

To use Backup History with different object types, add a Backup History button to each object's List View.

Add Backup History Button

1

Open Object in Object Manager

  1. Click the Gear Icon in the upper right of the window.

  2. Click Setup from the dropdown menu.

  3. Search for Object Manager from the left sidebar.

  4. Click Object Manager in the left sidebar.

  5. Search or scroll to find the Object to which you wish to add the Backup History button.

  6. Click the Object upon locating it.

2

Create Button

  1. Click Buttons, Links, and Actions from the left sidebar.

  2. Click New Button or Link.

  3. Complete the Custom Button or Link Edit form with the following information:

Field
Value

Label

Backup History

Name

Backup_History

Display Type

List Button

Display Checkboxes (for Multi-Record Selection)

Checked

Behavior

Display in existing window with sidebar

Content Source

URL

Multi-Line Textbox below fields

/lightning/n/Backup_History?c__objectName=${objectApiName}

In the Multi-Line Textbox, replace ${objectApiName} with the name of the object you're adding the button to. For the Opportunity object, the value entered is /lightning/n/Backup_History?c__objectName=Opportunity.

  1. Click Save.

3

Add Button to List View

  1. Click List View Button Layout from the left sidebar.

  2. Click the Down Arrow dropdown menu at the right side of the List View layout.

  3. Click Edit.

  4. Select Backup History from the Custom Buttons > Available Buttons list.

  5. Click the Add Arrow to move Backup History to the Selected Buttons list.

  6. Click Save.

4

View Backup History

  1. Go to the Object to which you added the Backup History button.

  2. The Backup History button will now appear with the other List View buttons.

  3. Follow the instructions in the article below to learn how to use Backup History.

  4. Viewing Object Backup History

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