Configuring Slack

Create a Slack App

To create a Slack app:

1. Navigate to the following URL and select the Create New App button.
   https://api.slack.com/apps
   
   
   

2. In the popup dialog, select the From scratch option.
   
   
   

3. Provide a name for the new App and select the Slack workspace for report distribution.
   
   
   

4. On the App Management screen, select the OAuth & Permissions section.
   
   
   

5. In the Bot Token Scopes section, select the Add an OAuth Scope button.
   
   
   

6. Add the channels:read, chat:write, and files:write scopes.
   
   
   
   

7. Scroll to the OAuth Tokens for Your Workspace section and select Install to Workspace.
   
   
   
   

8. When prompted for permission, select the Allow button.
   
   
   

9. From the OAuth & Permissions screen, copy the Bot User OAuth Token.
   
   

Workspace Installation

To perform a workspace installation:

1. Open the related workspace where the OAuth token was installed and click on the Channel where reports will be distributed.
   
   
   
   

2. Open the Channel information screen by clicking the name of the Channel at the top of the screen and then select the Integrations tab.
   
   
   
   

3. Click the Add an App button to add the newly created App.