Create the My Trailblazer Journey App
All in One Place
You created a custom object and custom fields to store the resources you discover. Next, create an app to bring it all together in one view.
Create the My Trailblazer Journey App
- From Setup, click Home.
- Enter
App Manager
in Quick Find and select App Manager.
- Click New Lightning App.
- Complete the New Lightning App wizard as follows:
- App Details & Branding:
- App Name:
My Trailblazer Journey
- Description:
Tracking my discoveries in the Salesforce ecosystem
- Optionally, upload an image like the one below to your app. Then click Next.
- App Options: Click Next.
- Utility Items: Click Next.
- Navigation Items:
- Select the Discoveries item, then click to move it to Selected Items.
- Do the same with the Dashboards item and Reports item.
- Click Next.
- User Profiles:
- Select the System Administrator profile, then click to move it to Selected Profiles.
- Do the same with the Standard Platform User and Standard User profiles.
- Click Save & Finish.
Add Discovery Records
Now that your app is created, it’s time to add some resources to help you on your career journey. Let’s put some new discoveries for you to explore into your app.
- Click to open the App Launcher.
- In the Search app and items box, enter trail and select My Trailblazer Journey.
- The app should load with the Discoveries tab opened, but if not, click Discoveries.
- Click New.
- Create a discovery record as follows:
- Discovery Name:
Trailhead
- Type: Website
- Link:
trailhead.com
- Click Save & New.
- Create a discovery record as follows:
- Discovery Name:
Trailblazer Community Groups
- Type: Group
- Link:
https://trailblazercommunitygroups.com/#chapters-page
- Click Save & New.
- Create a discovery record as follows:
- Discovery Name:
Trailblazer Blog Post
- Type: Blog
- Link:
https://medium.com/trailhead/huge-demand-for-salesforce-talent-3bb30c597b39
- Click Save.
Good Work!
You just created your app and added three new discoveries to explore: Trailhead.com, Trailblazer Community Groups, and a blog post on the demand for Salesforce skills.
In the next step, you add a report and report chart to track your discoveries on your learning journey.