Overview
Slack post-processing is a feature to send a notification message to the Slack channel after executing the job or policy evaluation.
Before using Slack post-processing, you must first integrate Cloud Automator with your Slack workspace. If your Cloud Automator organization has not yet been integrated with Slack, complete the integration setup by following the Integrate with Slack first.
Configuration item
| Item | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Name | Enter a name for the post-processing. |
| Group | Select in which group the post-processing will be created. Slack post-processing is not supported for group universal setting. |
| Service | Select the method to notify by post-processing. Please select "Slack". |
| Language | Select the language in which you would like to receive notifications. |
| Time zone | Select the time zone in which you would like to receive the date and time included in the notification. |
| Channel Name | Enter the name of the Slack channel you want to notify. (Do not include the # symbol.) |
Configuration example
- Open the "Create Post Process" menu from the "Post Processes" at the side menu.
- Enter the general settings.
- Enter the Slack notification settings and click "Create".
If the channel you entered does not exist or is not accessible, you will see the following error message after clicking the "Create" button. Make sure to enter the name of a public channel that exists in your Slack workspace.
Notification examples
If the job execution result is successful, the notification will look like the following and will include links to the job details page and log details page.
If the job execution result is a failure, the notification will look like the one below, and will include links to the job details page and log details page, as well as a "Messages" explaining the reason for the failure.
Notice
- Only public channels can be specified as a notification channel. Private channels, DMs, etc. cannot be specified.
- If a notification to Slack cannot be sent due to a temporary communication failure or an insufficient connection with Slack, an error message will be recorded in the execution log or policy log. You can check the error message on the execution log or policy log details page.
- If you disconnect from Slack by clicking "Disconnect" button on "Integrations" page, all of Slack post-processing will fail to send notifications. Please be careful.
- If you connect to Slack again after disconnecting from Slack, existing Slack post-processing will continue to work.
- If you change the Slack workspace to be connected, existing Slack post-processing will fail to execute because it tries to notify a "non-existent Slack channel". This is because if the Slack workspace is different, the internal Slack channel ID will be different even if the "Channel Name" is the same. If this happens, please edit each Slack post-processing and set "Channel Name" again.