Keep upcoming shifts visible in Slack
Get a focused view of upcoming coverage needs without hunting through the schedule.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Post message to channel
Deprecated: posts a message to a slack channel, direct message, or private channel. use `send message` instead.
Why this helps
Coverage gaps can get missed when managers have to check several schedules between other tasks.
- Surface potential coverage gaps in one place.
- Help managers focus on shifts needing follow-up.
- Reduce repeated schedule checking.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 7shifts and Slack once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation in plain language or in Automations, New Automation.
- 3Describe the brief you want Notis to prepare from upcoming 7shifts schedules.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule trigger and choose a Slack report channel.
- 5Test with one real schedule example.
Questions about this workflow
What should the brief include?
Ask Notis to highlight upcoming shifts that appear understaffed or otherwise need review, and include the relevant date and shift details available from 7shifts.
Can Notis decide whether a shift is understaffed?
Provide your staffing thresholds in the instruction. If 7shifts does not provide the needed baseline, supply it in your instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 7shifts to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
7shifts triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Set snooze duration
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Webhook trigger
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Add a star to an item
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Add reaction to message
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
7shifts and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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