Utility bar for persistent productivity tools
Key Takeaway
To give users a tool such as a flow on every page of a Lightning app, add it to the app's utility bar in "App Manager". If a flow's Section component has too many columns for the panel, increase the "Panel Width" property on its utility item.
The utility bar is a special type of Lightning page that sits as a fixed footer in a Lightning app. It gives users one-click access to common productivity tools from any page in the app, such as Notes, Recent Items, softphones or a flow. Each tool is called a utility. A utility opens in a docked panel, so users keep their place while they work.
How the utility bar works
A utility bar belongs to a Lightning app and stays at the bottom of the screen on every page of that app. Users click a utility to open it in a docked panel. Some utilities also support pop-out, which opens the utility in a new browser window.
A utility bar created with the Lightning App Wizard or in the Lightning App Builder can be assigned to only one Lightning app. To share one utility bar across multiple Lightning apps, create the utility bar with the API.
Ana is reading an Account record in a Lightning app. She clicks Notes in the utility bar, and a docked panel opens at the bottom of the screen. She writes a note while the Account record stays on the page behind the panel. When she moves to a Contact record, the utility bar is still at the bottom of the screen.