Step 8: Send a user activated Slack message

  1. In your helper flow, click Add AnotherApp Action.

  2. Select Okta, and then choose Read User.

  3. In addition to the selected attributes, choose Username, First name, and Last name. Click Done.

  4. Drag and drop the userID from the Helper Flow card to theID or Login field on the Read User card.

  5. Click Add AnotherFunctionTextCompose.

  6. In the Compose card, enter your message. Drag and drop the values from the other cards where applicable: Contractor [First Name] [Last Name] ([Username]) has been [status]. Their account will be automatically suspended on [suspendDate].

  7. Save the flow.

  8. Click Add AnotherAction.

  9. Select Slack from the list of applications, and then select Send Message to Channel. You may be prompted to choose your Slack connection.

  10. Select the channel you want to send the message. Our selected channel is contractor_onboarding.

  11. Select Yes to send the message as a bot, and then click Done.

  12. Select all Inputs and Outputs, and then click Done.

  13. Drag and drop the output from the Compose card to the Text field in the Send Message to Channel card.

  14. In the Name field, enter Onboarding Bot.

Next steps

Step 9: Update the row in your table