From Static Pages to Smart Experiences: A Sneak Peek at Generative Canvas

Today on the Salesforce Admins Podcast, we talk to Brinkal Janani, Director of Product Management at Salesforce.

Join us as we chat about how Generative Canvas will help admins create dynamic, personalized user experiences.

You should subscribe for the full episode, but here are a few takeaways from our conversation with Brinkal Janani.

What is Generative Canvas?

Brinkal was on the team of engineers that built Dynamic Forms. Since then, he’s been looking for new ways to help admins build dynamic user experiences without code. That’s why I was so excited to sit down with him and hear about his latest project: Generative Canvas.

Generative Canvas allows Salesforce Admins to create interactive, persistent layouts by prompting AI agents. Basically, you ask an agent to run an analysis or summarize some records and it’ll respond with a Lightning Component that you can drop into your layout. Admins configure the agents, connect the data, and suddenly, their users can build their own dynamic, personalized UX.

Persistent and personalized user experiences

One of the biggest challenges for admins is anticipating what your users are going to need in terms of data and workflows. Static tools like Lightning Page Builder and Dynamic Forms are great as long as you have the right requirements. But making adjustments means a lot of back-and-forth, especially when you have to balance the needs of several different users.

Generative Canvas UIs are persistent, but they’re also personalized. The admin still has control over what data can be used, but the user has control over how they see it. Instead of going through all those extra steps, they just need to ask an agent for what they want and drop the Lightning Component directly into their own individual, personalized UI.

A hybrid future for admins

Brinkal envisions a hybrid future where static and dynamic tools coexist. Admins might start building with Lightning pages, but move into Generative Canvas when deeper interaction is required. This hybrid approach ensures flexibility while harnessing the power of AI-driven customization.

If all of this sounds a little vague to you, I highly recommend watching the demo video to understand what it looks like in action. As Brinkal says, the future is dynamic, personalized, and built with no code.

For more about Generative Canvas from Brinkal, make sure to listen to the full episode. And don’t forget to subscribe to the Salesforce Admins Podcast.

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