Slack

The Slack connector in Qlik Automate can be used to create channels, send messages to Slack channels and invite users to channels. You can use the connector to perform alerting in Slack based on actions occurring in Qlik Cloud, such as Slack integration with task chains.

Connecting Slack to Qlik Automate

Deleting the connection

To delete your connection, go to the Connections tab, select the Slack connection you wan to delete and click on the More menu and click delete.

You can also delete the connection from within the automation that uses it. Open the automation, select a Slack block and click on the Connection tab. Select the relevant connection and click delete.

To delete connections, you need to be the creator of the connection, or have role that gives you sufficient permissions to do so.

For more information about Qlik Automate connections see, Navigating the user interface - Connections. For more information about user roles, see Roles and permissions for users and administrators.

Unlinking the connection

To unlink the connection, open the Qlik Automate configuration page on Slack, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click on Remove app.

Available blocks

You can use the following blocks to automate workflows:

• Archive channel

• Create channel

• Get user by email

• Get user by ID

• Get user by presence

• Invite users to channel

• List all users

• List channels

• Send binary file

• Send ephemeral message

• Send message

• Send message with attachment

• Send message with blocks

• Send text-based file

• Upload file to channel