Timetastic + Slack: Integrations

Slack is a team chat app used by teams that want to keep in constant contact with each other on projects in real time. If you’re not using Slack, you can check them out here: https://slack.com/

 

What Do These Integrations Do?

There are a couple of options when using the Timetastic + Slack integration:

1. Daily Absence Summary

Once enabled, this feature will post a daily summary to your chosen Slack channel each morning showing you who is off today.

To make the post relevant you can specify exactly which department to include.

Note: if you have the "Hide leave types" privacy mode switched on (the default setting) then leave type information will not be posted to Slack. If you want that information then you'll need to switch that Privacy Mode off. 

Example of a Slack daily summary with leave types hidden:

2. Leave Request

This option sends leave requests and notifications via Slack, so instead of getting emails you'll get direct messages. 

Note: this feature requires your slack email and Timetastic email to be identical. 

 

Getting Set Up

These integrations have to be setup by an Admin user, any other user level won't be able to access these settings.

To link Slack and Timetastic head to SETTINGS > INTEGRATIONS

 

1. Daily Absence Summary

Click the 'Add to Slack' button against the daily summary option to start the process. 

 

If you aren't already signed into Slack, sign in when prompted.

 

You'll be asked to grant access to Slack, choose which Slack channel to post to before finally clicking the 'Allow' button.

 

You can now come back to Timetastic to choose your department, notification time and whether to include public holidays.

 

2. Leave Request

To setup the leave notifications via Slack, click the 'Add to Slack' button next to the option as shown below.

 

To grant access to Slack, click the 'Allow' button.

 

Once installed, you'll receive all leave requests and notifications to your direct channel in Slack.