What does this post cover?
- How to send slack fail alerts (Apex exception emails) to your own Slack channel
Use Case?
- Collaborate on errors as a team as everyone can view the error alert in real-time
- The last person who modified the Process Builder is ooo - no worries! It's now in a channel for all team members to view
#1 Send Emails to Slack
a. Configure the Email app for slack (click here)
b. Configure Slack Integration
• Email Address = external email address used in Apex email exception
• Post to Channel = slack channel you want the emails to go to
• Descriptive Label = optional description
• Customize Name = name the integration will post as
• Customize Icon = icon displayed when it posts in the Slack channel
• Save Integration = saves your changes
#2 Apex Exception Email
Setup > Apex exception email > External email addressesa. Paste the email address from your email Slack integration in step 1b
#3 Test & Verify
If you have set this up correctly you should see your fail emails now hit the Slack channel you have set up and look something like the example below
