Look up Connecteam time off policies from Slack
Give people a clear policy starting point without a separate admin search.
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
Get Policy Types
Tool to retrieve available time-off policy types. use before filtering or creating time-off requests by policytypeid.
Why this helps
Time off questions create interruptions and inconsistent answers across the team.
- Reduces repetitive policy questions
- Uses current policy type records
- Keeps personal questions private
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Connecteam once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named DM time off policy lookup.
- 3Tell Notis to identify the policy question, retrieve Connecteam policy types, and explain the relevant options without making eligibility claims beyond the returned data.
- 4Pick Direct Message Received as the trigger and choose where reports go.
- 5Test with one real policy question.
Questions about this workflow
Does it approve time off?
No. It retrieves policy types and explains them for follow-up.
Can it answer a personal balance question?
Only if the required balance data is supplied by another connected source; this action returns policy types.
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Do this · Action
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