Salesforce Connect Support for the Salesforce Console

You can access external objects from the Salesforce console only in Salesforce Classic. Other consoles, such as the Salesforce console in Lightning Experience, aren’t supported.

Required Editions

Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience (not for high-data-volume external objects)

Available in: Developer Edition

Available for an extra cost in: Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions

External objects haven’t been fully adapted to a console and can cause unexpected behaviors. Unlike other objects that haven’t been fully adapted to a console, external objects aren’t marked with asterisks in the console setup area.