Extend a standard definition from which you want to inherit all the standard
components such as nodes, attributes, and mappings. Customize the extended definition by adding
new components. Use the Sync Now option to instantly upgrade the standard components to their
latest version.
Required Editions
Available in: Lightning Experience
Available in: Developer, Enterprise, Professional, and
Unlimited editions for Industries clouds where Context Service is
enabled
User Permissions
Needed
To extend context definitions:
Context Service Admin
Important
You can extend only standard context definitions.
You can’t modify inherited standard components such as nodes, attributes, and
mappings.
To maintain data integrity, avoid performing a Sync in production orgs. First, perform
the Sync in a sandbox org. Then, export the updated context definition as a package and
deploy it to the production org.
From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Context Service, and
then select Context Definitions.
On the Standard Definitions tab, from the action menu, select the standard definition
that you want to extend, click , and then select Extend.
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