Find Coupa business groups from Slack
Resolve access questions with a quick business group lookup in the team channel.
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
List Business Groups
Tool to list business groups (content groups) in Coupa. Use when you need IDs, names, and metadata of content groups for assignments.
Why this helps
Access questions consume time when teams cannot quickly find the right Coupa group.
- Speeds access triage
- Reduces duplicate groups
- Makes ownership easier to find
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Coupa once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation named Business group lookup.
- 3Tell Notis to list Coupa business groups matching the criteria in the Slack message and summarize the matches.
- 4Pick Channel Message Received as the trigger.
- 5Choose the channel for run reports and test with one access question.
Questions about this workflow
Can it search by name?
Yes. Provide the name or other supported filters in the request.
Does it change access?
No. This workflow only retrieves business group records.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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