Slack
Most recent version: v0.0.3


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.
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
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.

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.
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.
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.
Event field*
Select the incoming field containing the message to send on.


Select Save to complete.
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