Change the Default Input Component for an Object-Based Custom Lightning Type

Customize the user interface by overriding the default component with a custom one tailored to your business needs. 

Required Editions

Available in: Lightning Experience
Available in: Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions.

When you open a custom Lightning type, the UI Configuration tab provides a workspace with an Editor tab and a Renderer tab. By default, the Editor tab contains a default input component in the Editor Override section. You can override this component with your own custom LWC component.

  1. Open the object-based custom Lightning type that you want to configure.
  2. Select the UI Configuration tab.
  3. From the Channel dropdown, select the Salesforce application that you want to configure.
    • Experience Builder configures the component for Experience Builder sites. 
  4. Select the Editor tab.
  5. In the Editor Override section, to override the default input component, click Change.
  6. In the Select an Input Component window, select your custom input LWC component, and click Done.
  7. Save your work.