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Integrating Slack with Ruddr provides numerous benefits as outlined in the Slack Integration Overview article. To install the Slack integration, simply follow the steps below. Note that you must be a Ruddr Workspace Admin to install integrations in Ruddr. There are five steps to follow:
  1. Find the Slack Integration
  2. Authorize the Integration
  3. Specify Notifications for your Workspace
  4. Associate Members with Slack Account
  5. Test the Integration

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Step 1: Find the Slack Integration

To get to the Integrations area of Ruddr, simply click on the Settings main nav bar option and then select the Integrations menu option (see Integrations for more information). The Integrations tab is separated into two sections which are Active Integrations and Available Integrations. If you have not previously set up the Slack integration, it will be listed in the Available Integrations section. Simply click on the Install button at the bottom of the integration widget (Figure 1). Figure 1 - Click Install to Begin the Slack Integration in Ruddr

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Step 2: Authorize the Integration

Once you click on the Install button, you will be taken to an authorization screen (Figure 2). This screen shows a high-level overview of the types of information and functionality related to your Slack workspace that will be available to Ruddr via the integration. Figure 2 - Approve the Ruddr / Slack Integration If you are comfortable with providing these privileges to the Ruddr integration, simply click on the Allow button.

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Step 3: Specify the Notifications for your Workspace

With the integration authorized, you can now specify which notifications you want to enable for the workspace. To do this, click on the Settings button at the bottom of the Slack integration widget (Figure 1) to bring up the Integration Settings drawer (Figure 3). Figure 3 - Slack Integration Settings Drawer will Allow you to Enable/Disable Specific Notifications in the Workspace In the Notifications section of the settings drawer (Figure 3), Workspace Admins can specify which notifications are to be sent to members and project channels. Checking the box next to a notification will enable it. Once the notifications have been selected, click the Save & Close button on the drawer to apply the settings.

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Step 4: Associate Ruddr Workspace Members with their Slack Account

Now that you have the Slack integration installed and configured, you need to associate each Ruddr workspace member with their Slack account. To do this, click on the Members area within the Settings area (Figure 4) to access the Members in the workspace. (For more information view the Member Profile section of the Ruddr Help Center). Figure 4 - Access the Member Profile to Associate a Member’s Slack Account In the Members area, you will notice that a small Slack icon is now displayed at the top-right of their member card (Figure 5). The icon will be shown in gray if the member is not associated with a Slack account. Figure 5 - Slack is Configured for the Workspace, but this Member is not Associated with a Slack Account To associate the member with a Slack account, simply click on the member card to get to the member detail. On the General tab, select the appropriate Slack user identity in the Slack Identity section (Figure 6) and then click the Save button at the bottom of the screen. Figure 6 - Associate a Ruddr Member with their Organizational Slack Identity Once the workspace member has been associated with their Slack account, the Slack logo on the member card will now show up in color (Figure 7). Figure 7 - Member is Associated with a Slack Account You will need to complete this Slack identity association for each member of the Ruddr workspace. Additionally, as new members are added to the Ruddr workspace, you will need to associate those members with their Slack identity.

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Step 5: Test the Integration

Once you have the Slack integration installed and your Ruddr member account associated with your Slack identity, you are ready to do a quick test. To test that the integration is working, simply type in the following slash command in the Slack new message box.
This command will bring up any time entries that you have for the current day (Figure 8). Figure 8 - Listing Ruddr Time Entries in Slack To create a new time entry, simply click on the Add new time entry button and follow the steps. For more information about the Ruddr integration for Slack, see the Slack Integration Overview article.