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Bring important lead updates out of Slack DMs

When a direct message contains a meaningful update about a lead, Notis can save it to that person's Follow Up Boss activity history.

Trigger

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

Action

Create Events

Tool to send in a lead or an event related to a lead in Follow Up Boss. Use when you need to track lead activities, inquiries, property views, or any other event type supported by the system.

Why this helps

Useful contact details in a DM may never reach the shared record that the team relies on.

  • Keep privately shared updates available in the CRM.
  • Reduce manual transcription of lead context.
  • Give teammates a more complete activity timeline.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and Follow Up Boss to Notis once in the portal.
  • 2Create an automation in the portal, or ask Notis for this workflow conversationally.
  • 3Write one plain-language instruction asking Notis to recognize meaningful lead updates in DMs and save them as events for the identified Follow Up Boss contact.
  • 4Choose the Slack direct message trigger and a channel for run reports.
  • 5Test with a DM update about a known contact and review its event.

Questions about this workflow

Does the Slack DM trigger include all DM channels?

The provided trigger catches direct messages across Slack DM channels and does not represent channel messages.

Should every DM be logged?

No. Tell Notis in the instruction which messages count as meaningful lead updates, then test the behavior.

When this happens · Trigger

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Follow Up Boss. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Slack triggers

Follow Up Boss actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Apply Action Plan to Person

Tool to apply an Action Plan to a person in Follow Up Boss. Use when you need to assign or apply a specific action plan workflow to a contact.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create Appointment

Tool to create a new appointment in Follow Up Boss. Use when you need to schedule meetings, property showings, or events. Requires title, start time, and end time. Optionally send invitation emails to invitees.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Create appointment outcome

Tool to create an appointment outcome in Follow Up Boss. Use when you need to add a new outcome type for appointment tracking.

ActionInstant

Channel Message Received

Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.

TriggerInstant

Create Appointment Type

Tool to create a new appointment type in Follow Up Boss. Use when you need to define a new category for appointments that can be scheduled in the system.

ActionInstant

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

TriggerInstant

Create Call

Tool to add a call record to Follow Up Boss. Use when you need to log a phone call interaction with a person.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Create Custom Field

Tool to create a custom field in Follow Up Boss. Use when you need to add a new custom data field to person records, such as tracking anniversaries, customer types, or any other custom information.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Create Deal Custom Field

Tool to create a custom field for deals in Follow Up Boss. Use when you need to add custom metadata fields to track deal-specific information like stages, priorities, or custom dates.

ActionInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Create Deal

Tool to create a new deal in Follow Up Boss. Use when you need to add a deal to track sales opportunities in your pipeline. Requires deal name and stage ID.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Slack and Follow Up Boss, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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