YUNOVA · Slack & Microsoft Teams
Module 9: Advanced automation
Slack Workflow Builder advanced workflows
Key points
- Workflow Builder automates tasks in Slack without code.
- Workflows can start from shortcuts, schedules or new messages.
- Steps can send messages, collect form input and connect to other apps.
Power Automate with Microsoft Teams
Key points
- Power Automate creates flows triggered by Teams messages or events.
- Flows can post updates, request approvals or copy data to other apps.
- Templates offer a quick start for common Teams automations.
Building a Slack bot
Key points
- A Slack app is created at api.slack.com with scopes and tokens.
- Bots listen to events and respond using the Web API.
- The Bolt framework simplifies building Slack apps.
Copilot in Microsoft Teams
Key points
- Copilot in Teams can summarise meetings and chats.
- It can list action items and answer questions about a meeting.
- It needs a Copilot licence and respects the user's existing permissions.