Slack

Most recent version: v0.0.3

numberSee the changelog of this Data sink type here.

Overview

Onum supports integration with Slack.

Select Slack from the list of Data sink types and click Configuration to start.


Configuration

Now you need to specify how and where to send the data, and how to establish a connection with Slack.

Metadata

Enter the basic information for the new Data sink.

Parameters
Description

Name*

Enter a name for the new Data sink.

Description

Optionally, enter a description for the Data sink.

Tags

Add tags to easily identify your Data sink. Hit the Enter key after you define each tag.


Metrics display

Decide whether or not to include this Data sink info in the metrics and graphs of the Home area.


Configuration

Now add the configuration to establish the connection.

Authentication

Parameters
Description

Slack Webhook URL*

Enter the URL of your Slack workspace. Find this in the Apps Dashboard for Slack API by creating a new Slack App.

  • Click Create New App > From Scratch.

  • Enter an App Name, select the workspace to develop your app in and click Create App.

  • Activate the incoming webhooks option.

  • Select Add New Webhook to Workspace. Select the channel to post the newly created Slack app to and allow.

  • Copy the URL of your webhook in the Incoming Webhooks page.

Parameters
Description

Slack Channel

Write the name of the channel you wish to connect to (leave blank if none).

Rate Limiter Configuration

Establish a limit for the number of requests permitted per second.

Parameter
Description

Number of requests per second*

Specify how many requests to launch per second.

Advanced configuration

If your organization uses proxy servers, activate the Proxy configuration toggle and establish the connection here.

Parameter
Description

Proxy scheme*

Choose the required proxy scheme:

  • HTTP

  • HTTPS

Proxy host*

Set the required proxy host.

Proxy port*

Set the required proxy port.

Proxy username

Enter your username to set proxy configuration.

Proxy password

Enter your password to set proxy configuration.

Click Finish when complete.

Output configuration

When it comes to using this Data sink in a Pipeline, you must configure the following output parameters. To do it, simply click the Data sink on the canvas and select Configuration.

Parameter
Description

Event field*

Select the incoming field containing the message to send on.

Select Save to complete.

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