Lightning console apps versus standard apps
Key Takeaway
In a Lightning console app, users open many records at once in workspace tabs. By default, a related record opened from inside a workspace tab opens as a subtab under that record, even without a navigation rule.
A Lightning app uses either standard navigation or console navigation. Standard navigation opens one record at a time. Console navigation lets users open many records and their related records on the same screen, using tabs and subtabs. Because of that, a console app suits fast-paced work where people handle many records quickly.
Standard navigation versus console navigation
The core difference between the two navigation styles is how records open. An app with standard navigation opens a single record at a time. An app with console navigation lets users open multiple records at a time. In a console app, related records open in subtabs under the original record.
Priya handles warranty claims all day. Each claim needs a quick look at the customer's account and at the product the customer bought. In a standard app, she opens one record at a time and moves from record to record. In a console app, she keeps the claim, the account, and the product open together in tabs on the same screen, so she can move between them quickly.