Loader Slack
Slack is a popular team collaboration platform that facilitates communication and information sharing within organizations. It offers a centralized space for team members to exchange messages, files, and updates in channels organized by topics or projects. Slack integrates with various third-party applications and services, allowing users to streamline their workflows and access information seamlessly.
Business value in CDP
By configuring the integration, businesses can automate the transfer of relevant data from the CDP to specific Slack channels, ensuring that team members stay informed and can collaborate effectively based on the latest customer information. This enhances communication, fosters collaboration, and ultimately contributes to more informed decision-making processes within the organization.
Setting up the loader in MI
This is a component that reads a CSV input file that has {message, channel_id} fields and posts each of the messagesmessage to the corresponding channel via Slack API.
Prerequisite
The bot users must have the the chat:write scope allowed to perform the the chat.postMessage API method.
Learn more: about how to create a bot in your workspace, please refer to this article.
Data In/Data Out
| Data In |
The CSV input file has to contain {
The CSV file needs to be stored in |
| Data Out | N/A |
Learn more: about folder structure in configuration here.
Parameters
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Bot Oauth Token (required) |
The API key used to send requests to Slack API.
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Input File (required) |
The file name of the input CSV file will be loaded to Slack. |