
Set up your free Salesforce developer account and start building your first custom app—the Book Tracker—creating a central home for all tabs, objects, and data in this chapter.
Add a genre picklist field labeled genre with values fiction, non-fiction, mystery, sci fi, romance. Set field-level security to visible to all and add it to the page layout.
Test the author tab in the Book Tracker app by opening the app, selecting authors, and creating a new record with fields for author name, country, and date of birth.
Learn Salesforce relationships, compare lookup and master-detail types, and create a one-to-many link from author to book, with related records verified in the Lightning app.
Create the rating field by navigating to object manager for Bookreview, select picklist, set label to rating with values 1 to 5, enable field level security for all, and save.
Recap the journey from zero to a fully functional Salesforce app built without code, including the Book Tracker app with three custom objects, lookup relationships, and tab navigation.
Are you ready to launch your journey into the world of Salesforce—without writing a single line of code?
This beginner-friendly course, Salesforce App Builder for Beginners: Create Your First CRM App Without Writing Code, is designed to help you build your very first real-world CRM application using the Salesforce Lightning App Builder. Whether you’re completely new to Salesforce or looking to build something functional fast, this course gives you a hands-on introduction to no-code Salesforce app development using clicks—not code.
Why learn Salesforce?
Salesforce is the world’s #1 CRM platform, used by businesses around the globe to manage customer data, streamline operations, and automate tasks. With Salesforce App Builder, you can create powerful internal tools, CRMs, and business apps without any programming skills.
This course teaches you practical, job-ready skills that you can immediately apply in a business environment. You'll learn how to build a fully functioning app from the ground up — complete with custom objects, fields, relationships, tabs, and user-friendly layouts.
What will you build?
We’ll create a simple but powerful Book Tracker App to manage:
Books
Authors
Book Reviews
You’ll learn to connect these objects using Lookup Relationships, add fields like genre, pages, ratings, and more — and view all your data inside the modern Lightning Experience UI.
By the end of this course, you will:
Understand the Salesforce Lightning platform and App Builder basics
Set up your free Salesforce Developer Account
Create custom objects and define field types (text, number, date, picklist
Connect objects using lookup relationships
Build a CRM interface with tabs and custom layouts
Add and test real records inside your app
Who is this course for?
Total beginners who want to learn Salesforce the no-code way
Admins and professionals who want to build apps without developers
Career switchers preparing for Salesforce App Builder certification
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