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Slack shift notifications.

Your managers already use Slack, so that's where Schedio sends what needs attention. Schedio posts three kinds of messages to the channel you pick: urgent alerts from the dashboard, coverage-gap warnings when a shift window is short of people, and requests waiting on your decision.

Schediovia Slack · just now

Coverage gap at Northside Inn

1 unmet coverage requirement right now. • Front Desk · Receptionist · 14:00–16:00 · short by 1 Open the dashboard to assign a shift.

What lands in Slack

  • Urgent alerts – when someone posts an alert at or above the severity threshold you set, it lands in the channel with the location and the text.
  • Coverage-gap warnings – when a window running right now has fewer people than your coverage rules ask for. Schedio checks every few minutes and posts at most once an hour per location. Gaps on the days ahead show on the Schedule page, and the daily manager digest email lists tomorrow's each evening.
  • Requests waiting on a decision – when someone asks for time off or a change to a shift, it arrives with the dates and their note, so an approval does not wait for anyone to open their email.

That's the full list, on purpose – a message is sent only when a manager is needed. Schedio never posts the schedule itself or anyone's phone number or email. An alert carries its text and the name of the person who posted it, and a request carries the person's name, their dates and their note. Each of the three has its own switch, and quiet hours hold everything back except urgent alerts and gaps with nobody scheduled at all.

Setting it up

  1. Open Settings → Integrations in Schedio (owner access).
  2. Click "Add to Slack" and pick the channel – Slack handles the authorization.
  3. Choose the alert severity threshold and whether coverage-gap warnings are on.
  4. Send a test message to confirm it arrives.

Common questions

Which messages arrive in Slack?

Three kinds: urgent alerts at or above the severity you set, coverage-gap warnings when a window running right now is short of people, and requests that are waiting on your decision. Each has its own switch, and routine traffic like the daily digest stays in email – so a message means something needs you.

Can different locations post to different channels?

Yes. Each location can point at its own channel, and alerts carry the location context – so a multi-site operation always knows which location the message came from. Locations without their own channel use the workspace one.

Can the same messages go to Telegram or WhatsApp?

Yes. A Telegram group or a WhatsApp number can be connected on the same settings page, with or without Slack, and every connected channel gets the same messages. Slack takes one click. A Telegram group takes a few minutes in Telegram, and WhatsApp takes a few days, because Meta has to approve the wording of the message first.

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