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# Set Up Admissions Connect App Basics

Get started with the Admissions Connect app by assigning the default Lightning record pages and setting up the navigation menu.

- **[Assign Lightning Record Pages as the App Default](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ac_config_app_basics.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Admissions Connect provides Lightning record pages that get assigned to the Admissions Connect app during installation. We provide Lightning pages for the Application, Application Review, Application Material Type, and Document Checklist Item objects.
- **[Add Items to the App Navigation Menu](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ac_config_app_basics.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    By default, the Admissions Connect app includes Applications, Application Reviews, Accounts, Contacts, and Document Checklist Items navigation menu items. You can add other items to the navigation menu.

## Assign Lightning Record Pages as the App Default

Admissions Connect provides Lightning record pages that get assigned to the Admissions Connect app during installation. We provide Lightning pages for the Application, Application Review, Application Material Type, and Document Checklist Item objects.

For full details about these Lightning pages, see [Admissions Connect Default Page Configurations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ac_default_page_ref.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Admissions Connect provides default page layouts, compact layouts, Lightning record pages, and other assets for many of the objects that the app uses. Most assets are unmanaged, which means you don't receive updates automatically. Use the information in this article to keep up-to-date with releases.").

Verify that the default Lightning pages are assigned to the Admissions Connect app. To see which Lightning pages are assigned to the Admissions Connect app, complete these steps. 

1. From Setup, search for and then select **App Manager**.
2. Click **Edit** in the action menu dropdown for the Admissions Connect app.
3. Click **Pages** in the top banner.
    
    A menu shows with a list of the Lightning pages assigned to the app.
4. Optionally, click **Open Page** to see the list of Lightning pages in a table view.
5. Click **Cancel** or the back button to return to Setup.

To assign a Lightning page to the app, complete these steps.

1. From Setup, search for and then select **Lightning App Builder**.
2. Click the Lightning page you want to assign.
3. Click **Edit**.
4. Click **Activation**.
5. Click **App Default** and then click **Assign as App Default**.
6. Select the Admissions Connect app, then click **Next**.
7. Save your changes and use the back button to return to Setup.

## Add Items to the App Navigation Menu

By default, the Admissions Connect app includes Applications, Application Reviews, Accounts, Contacts, and Document Checklist Items navigation menu items. You can add other items to the navigation menu.

We recommend you give only select members of your admissions staff access to the Action Plan Template, Application Material Mapping, and Application Material Type objects. Typically, only administrative staff, such as an Admissions Director, work with these objects. 

First, add an item to the app navigation menu.

1. From Setup, search for and then select **App Manager**.
2. On the row for Admissions Connect, click the dropdown menu and click **Edit**.
3. Click **Navigation Items**, then add the item you want, like **Action Plan Templates**, to the Selected Items list.
4. Save your changes.

Next, set tab visibility for the new items in a permission set or profile. The default Admissions Connect permission sets already include some basic tab visibility. For more information, see [Admissions Connect Permission Set Details](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ac_permset_ref.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Review the permission sets that are required for each role in your institution.").

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sfdo-admissions_connect-264-0-0-production-enus/00d22f0a-1ca4-4493-a967-a738a2defcb1/images/icon_note.png)

Note For some objects you can only set tab visibility on the profile. This applies to these objects: Accounts, Action Plans, Action Plan Templates, and Document Checklist Items. 

To update tab visibility in a permission set:

1. From Setup, search for and select **Permission Sets**.
2. Click the name of the permissions set you want to edit.
3. Click **Object Settings**.
4. Click an object name, then click **Edit**.
5. In the Tab Settings, select the Visible checkbox.
6. Save your changes.

To update tab visibility in a profile:

1. From Setup, search for and select **Profiles**.
2. Click **Edit** next to the profile name.
3. In the Tab Settings section, update the tab settings to include the new objects.
4. Save your changes.

See Also:

[Tab Settings](https://help.salesforce.com/articleview?id=permissions_tab_settings_ref.htm) in Salesforce Help