Slack Channel Scheduled Notifications
Slack Channel Scheduled Notifications

v0.3.8

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You can set up scheduled reminders in a Slack channel to ensure team members complete tasks on time, attend meetings, or stay informed of important information. This feature helps improve team collaboration efficiency and ensure work goes smoothly

🤖 Automation

🔗 Integration

Included Resources

Notifications Automation

Send a message to Slack at 10 AM on weekdays

Workflow Graph

Workflow Graph

Workflow of Slack Channel Scheduled Notifications

Release Notes

Release Notes

Release notes of Slack Channel Scheduled Notifications

💡 Why Use Slack Channel Scheduled Reminders

Using the Slack Channel Scheduled Reminder template, you can set up scheduled reminders in Slack channels to ensure team members complete tasks on time, attend meetings, or stay informed of important information. This feature helps improve team collaboration efficiency and ensures smooth workflow.

👉 How the Template Works

This template includes an automated task that helps you send messages to a Slack channel at a specified time each day.

  1. Automation Task: This template sets up an automated task that triggers once at 10:00 AM on working days (UTC+8). The automated task will send a notification via Slack webhook based on the message content you have configured.
  2. Customizable Message Content: You can customize the message content according to your business needs, supporting text and rich text format notifications.

🎯 Steps to Use

  1. Install the Template

    Log in to the Bika platform and install the "Slack Channel Scheduled Reminder Template."

  2. Complete Initialization Tasks

    Follow the system guidance to find the "💡 Slack Channel Scheduled Reminder" task. Click Next to enter the automation interface.

    Click Slack Task Illustration

    Slack Task Click Next Illustration

  3. Modify the Trigger

    Open the "Trigger" and adjust the start time and repeat frequency as needed. For example, set it to send messages every day at 10 AM.

    Open Slack Trigger Illustration

    Modify Slack Trigger Illustration

  4. Enter Slack Webhook Address

    Open the "Action," and enter your Slack webhook address in the "Webhook URL" (for detailed steps on obtaining the Slack webhook address, please refer to here).

    Open Slack Action Illustration

    Enter Slack Webhook Address Illustration

    Enter the message content you want to send in the "Message Content." Then click "Save."

    Enter Message Content Illustration

  5. Test the Automation Task

    Click the "Run Now" button to check if the message is successfully received in the Slack channel.

    Run Automation Illustration

  6. Enable Automation

    You can enable the automation, which will automatically send messages to the Slack channel based on the configured time.

    Enable Automation Illustration

👉 Who Should Use This Template

This template is suitable for:

  • Project Managers: Automatically send team reminders and updates.
  • HR Departments: Send scheduled company announcements.
  • IT Teams: Set up regular system alerts and status updates.
  • Marketing Teams: Schedule promotional messages and event reminders.

⭐ Key Benefits of the Slack Channel Scheduled Reminder Template

  • Simplifies Communication: Automates scheduled notifications, reducing manual operations.
  • Improves Collaboration: Ensures the team receives important notifications and reminders promptly, promoting collaboration.
  • Variety of Message Types: Supports text and rich text formats to meet different needs.
  • Flexible Customization: Adjust trigger times and message content as needed.

🔧 Frequently Asked Questions

  1. How to set up and configure Slack bot?

    You can refer to the official Slack documentation here.
    We also provide a detailed step-by-step guide here.

  2. Which time zone is used for scheduled notifications?

    You can adjust the time zone settings in the automation "trigger."

  3. Can I customize the notification messages?

    You can customize the text and block messages in the automation "executor" to better suit your needs.

  4. Where can I find more information about formatting Slack messages?

    You can personalize the message format according to Slack's official formatting guide. Please refer to here.