In this section, we are going to create a special type of application using App Manager, which you first used in Chapter 1, Building and Publishing Your Application. The Connected App type represents an application that is external to the Lightning Platform and, as such, does not have any tabs or objects associated with it. However, administrators can still control and monitor its access.
In this part of the chapter, using a simple Node.js application, we will use a Connected App to make an inbound call to the Salesforce org while authenticating the user through the standard Salesforce Login page:
- The first step in this process is to create a Connected App via App Manager under the Setup menu. The ...