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Adding a Slack Channel Provider:
- Log in as a user with the Jira Administrators global permission.
- Choose the cog icon> Add-ons. Select SLA PowerBox > Notification Providers to open the SLA Notification Providers page.
Tip: Keyboard shortcut: g + g + start typing notification providers... - Click the Add Provider button.
- Fill in all required fields which are listed and described below.
- Confirm your choice with the Create button.
Configuration Fields:
Provider Name - It is a Notification Provider display name and allows you to identify your notification.
Description - A short description of your notification.
Slack application - You can install it by clicking the Add to Slack button to add our notification app to your Slack channels and workspaces.
Token - It is a Slack token required for authorization. In this case the authorization is based on a Slack token. The required token should appear on your screen after the installation of the app.
Channel - It is a Slack channel to which the notification will be sent.
Username - Enter the bot's display username.
As user - When creating a Slack provider, you have to decide if you want the notification to be sent by a user or by a bot.
If the Username field will be filled in and the As a user field will be marked false, the message will be sent by a bot with the name you have previously entered.
Test token - You can test your Slack token and check if the notifications will be send properly by clicking this button.