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Open the Developer Console

Open the Developer Console

It takes only a couple of clicks to open the Developer Console from Salesforce Classic or Lightning Experience. The Developer Console is an integrated development environment with a collection of tools you can use to create, debug, and test applications in your Salesforce org.

Required Editions

Available in: Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience
Available in: Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, Developer, and Database.com Editions
User Permissions Needed
To use the Developer Console: API Enabled AND View All Data
To view, retain, and delete debug logs: View All Data
To execute anonymous Apex: Author Apex
To use code search and run SOQL or SOSL on the query tab: API Enabled
To save changes to Apex classes and triggers: Author Apex
To save changes to Visualforce pages and components:     Customize Application
To save changes to Lightning resources: Customize Application
  • To open the Developer Console from Salesforce Classic: Click Your Name, then click Developer Console.
  • To open the Developer Console from Lightning Experience: Click the quick access menu (Setup gear icon), then click Developer Console.
 
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