Slack Integration

Receive updates about projects in your Slack channels

Time to read: 5 minutes

Main takeaways: 

• The integration with Slack allows you to receive notifications directly in your Slack channels
• You decide which projects in Forecast and which channels in Slack should be connected
• Initiate the integration from your admin panel 
• Connect projects in Forecast with channels in Slack in a few simple steps 

Setup

Step 1: Go to the Slack integration in your admin panel

Step 2: Click the Add to Slack button

Step 3: Click Allow in the new window

The integration is now active.

Step 4: In Forecast, go to the project(s) you wish to receive notifications from through Slack

Step 5: Go to Project Settings

Step 6: Scroll to the Apps & Integrations section, and look for Slack

Step 7: Select the Slack channel in which you wish to receive the notifications for this project

Notifications list

The notifications you will receive in the selected Slack channel is:

• Task description updated
• Task title updated
• Task estimate updated
• Task start date changed
• Task end date changed
• Task sprint updated
• Task phase updated
• Task status changed
• Task project changed
• Todo/Subtask state changed
• Todo/Subtask estimate changed
• Todo/Subtask name changed
• Todo/Subtask added
• Todo/Subtask removed
• Comment added
• Comment updated
• Comment removed
• File added on task
• File removed from task
• Task marked/unmarked as bug
• Task marked/unmarked as blocked
• Task marked/unmarked as repeating