Create Channel activity

An activity that creates a channel in Slack for team conversations.

Configure the Create Channel activity

To configure the Create Channel activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Good to Know

To send an e-mail notification, click Advanced > E-mail Notifications .
For more information, refer to Configure E-mail Notifications for Any Activity.
In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and it is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business uses cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, and other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

How to Start

On the Application Explorer screen, do one of these:
- Open a Process.
- Create a Process.
Do one of these:
- Add an activity:
  1. In the Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Slack tab.
  2. On the Slack tab, drag the Create Channel activity onto your process.
- Change an activity:
  1. In your process, double-click your activity.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Create Channel activity.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Display Name	Function: Specifies the activity name that shows in your process. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No Example: This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to: Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.
Description	Function: Specifies an optional text description for your activity. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No

Field Name

Definition

Display Name

Function:

Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Example:

This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:

Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Function:: Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Accepted Values:: More than one line of text.
Default Value:: None
Accepts Process Data Variables:: No

Create Channel Configuration

Specifies the information for the new channel.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Slack	Function: Specifies the access token that connects to your Slack service. Accepted Values: A list of access tokens configured for your environment. Default Value: None
Add Token	Opens this Screen: Access Token for Slack Function of this Screen: Configure an access token to connect to Slack.
Public	Function: Specifies if the channel is open to all users. Accepted Values: Selected - The channel for conversations that are open to all Slack users to see and join the channel. Deselected - The channel is private or direct message. Default Value: Selected Accepts Process Data Variables: No
Private	Function: Specifies if the channel is used for topics that are sensitive or confidential, or limited to a small group of users. Accepted Values: Selected - The channel members can see the content of this channel. Deselected - The channel is public or direct message. Default Value: Deselected Accepts Process Data Variables: No
Channel	Function: Specifies the name of the channel or a process data variable that contains the channel ID. Accepted Values: A channel name from the list. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes Limitations: Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and it is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business uses cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, and other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?
Channel Purpose	Function: Specifies the function of the channel so Slack users can know if it is necessary to join. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
Send Invites To	Function: Specifies the IDs or names of Slack users to whom to send invitations to join a Slack channel. Accepted Values: A list of valid Slack user IDs or user names, separated by semicolons (;) Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes Limitations: Support for user names in this field is available in these releases: AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud) AgilePoint NX PrivateCloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 Software Update 2 or higher
Store Response Channel ID in this Variable	Function: Specifies a process data variable that stores the channel ID from Slack. Accepted Values: A process data variable that accepts an alphanumeric string with no spaces or special characters. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes Limitations: Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and it is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business uses cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, and other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?