Browse other objects

Last updated 8 Oct 2026

Optional. Skip this chapter if the six standard objects are enough.

List Browse can browse almost any standard or custom object. Each extra object needs a small Visualforce page and a Browse button that opens it. This asks for more Salesforce skill.

1. Find the API name of the object.

   Open Setup. Click Object Manager. Click the object. Copy its API Name. A custom object ends in __c, for example Project__c. For Products, the API name is Product2.

2. Open Visualforce Pages. Click New.

   Open Setup. In the Quick Find box, type Visualforce Pages. Click Visualforce Pages. Click New.

3. Fill in Label and Name.

   Type a Label, for example Browse Products. In Name, type the same words with an underscore for each space, for example Browse_Products. Name takes letters, numbers and underscores only.

4. Tick Available for Lightning Experience, Experience Builder sites, and the mobile app.

5. Paste this code into the page editor. Change MyObject__c to your API name.

   <apex:page
       standardController="MyObject__c"
       recordSetVar="myrecords"
       extensions="taf_listbrowse.PassSelectedRecordsExt"
       showHeader="false"
       action="{!createListRecord}">
   </apex:page>

   Copy

   The same code sits in the pages folder of the List Browse sample code on GitHub.

6. Click Save.

7. Give users access to the page.

   Go back to the Visualforce Pages list. Click Security beside the new page. The page Enable Profile Access for Visualforce Page opens. Move each profile that browses this object into Enabled Profiles. Click Save.

   Without this, users who are not admins get an insufficient access error.

8. Make the Browse button on the object.

   In Object Manager, click the object. Click Buttons, Links, and Actions. Click New Button or Link. Fill in the form as below. Click Save.

   Do not press Enter while you fill in the form. Enter saves the form before it is complete, and Salesforce shows Invalid Data.

   Field	Value
   Label	Browse
   Name	Browse
   Display Type	List Button
   Display Checkboxes (for Multi-Record Selection)	Ticked
   Behavior	Display in existing window without sidebar
   Content Source	Visualforce Page
   Content	The page from step 3, for example Browse Products [Browse_Products]

   

9. Add the button and the component to the object.

   Do Add the Browse button and Add the List Browse component for this object.

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