Answer calendar hours questions with eTermin
When a teammate asks about working hours in Slack, check the relevant eTermin calendar and share the result.
Trigger
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Action
Get Working Times
Tool to retrieve working times for a specific calendar. Use when confirming available time slots before booking appointments.
Why this helps
Working-hour questions can interrupt focused work when finding the answer takes multiple manual steps.
- Speeds up common working-hour checks.
- Keeps scheduling information near the team conversation.
- Reduces repeated calendar setting searches.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and eTermin to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis in plain language.
- 3Tell Notis in one instruction to retrieve working times for the named eTermin calendar when Slack asks about its hours.
- 4Choose the Slack Channel Message Received trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with a real hours question that names the calendar.
Questions about this workflow
What if the calendar is not named?
Have Notis report that it needs the calendar name instead of selecting one by guess.
Does this update working hours?
No. It checks and summarizes existing working times.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Etermin. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Etermin actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Contact
Tool to create a new contact in eTermin. Use when you need to add a contact before scheduling appointments.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create eTermin Resource
Tool to create a new resource. Use when you need to create any eTermin resource (contact, vouchers, resource, appointment).
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create User
Tool to create a new user. Use when you need to add users to eTermin after collecting their details.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Create Voucher
Tool to create a new voucher in eTermin. Use when you need to add a voucher after defining its details.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Create Webhook
Tool to create a new webhook in eTermin. Attempts multiple candidate endpoints since webhook creation is undocumented. Returns a helpful message if UI-only.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete Appointment
Tool to delete an appointment. Use when you need to remove an existing appointment by its identifier. Confirm the appointment exists before invoking.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete calendar
Tool to delete a calendar. Use when removing an existing calendar by its identifier.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Delete Contact
Tool to delete a contact. Use when you need to remove a contact by its ID after confirming it exists.
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