Slack Module

Overview

The Slack Module allows a user to integrate the Slack application with Decisions. 

Example

This example will demonstrate how to configure the Slack Module. 

1. After creating an app at Slack API click OAuth & Permissions.
2. Under User Token Scopes, click Add an OAuth Scope. Add channels:history, channels:read, channels:write, chat:write,im:write, pins:write, search:read, and users:read scopes.
3. Click Install to Workspace at the top of the screen. After allowing permission, it will generate the OAuth Token.
   
4. In Decisions, navigate to System > Integrations > OAuth > Providers. Click ADD OAUTH PROVIDER.
   
5. Enter a name, select OAuth2, and add the links for the Token Request URL, Authorize URL, and Callback URL. Click SAVE.
   Token Request URL: https://slack.com/api/oauth.v2.access
   Authorize URL: https://slack.com/oauth/v2/authorize
   Callback URL: http://localhost/decisions/HandleTokenResponse
   
   The Default Consumer Key and Default Consumer Secret Key can be located on Slack API by clicking Basic Information. The fields are labeled Client ID and Client Secret.
   
   

   
   

6. Navigate to System > Integrations > OAuth > Tokens. Click CREATE TOKEN.
   
   
7. Enter a name for the token and select the Provider. Under Additional Values enter "user_scope=channels:history,channels:read,channels:write,chat:write,im:write,pins:write,search:read,users:read". Click Request Token. Follow the instructions on the browser window and click OK when done.
   

Available Steps

The Slack Module steps are located under INTEGRATION > SLACK MESSENGER.

Archive Channel

The Archive Channel step allows a user to archive a desired Slack channel.

Create Channel

The Create Channel step allows a user to create a public or private channel.

Delete Message from Channel

The Delete Message from Channel step allows a user to remove a specified message from a channel. 

Get Channel ID by Name

The Get Channel ID by Name step allows a user to use a channel's name to get the ID associated with the channel.

Get Channel List

The Get Channel List step allows a user to get a list of channels.

Get Messages from Channel

The Get Messages from Channel step will allow a user to get messages from a specified channel.

Get User List in Channel

The Get User List in Channel step will allow a user to get a list of users in a specified channel.

Invite to Channel

The Invite to Channel step will allow a user to send an invite to another user.

Open Channel with Users

The Open Channel with Users step will allow a user to open a channel populated with a specified list of user IDs.

Pin Message to Channel

The Pin Message to Channel allows a user to pin a message to a specified channel.

Post Message to Channel

The Post Message to Channel allows a user to post a message to a specified channel.

Search for Text in Channels

The Search for Text in Channels step allows a user to search for text in Slack channels.

Unpin Message to Channel

The Unpin Message to Channel step allows a user to remove a message from being pinned to a specified channel.