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Create a project

Connector functions are a new addition to Slack automations. We recommend understanding the systems and APIs you're integrating with before setup.

Facts

Create a project

Schema:	`Connectors.Loopio.functions.CreateProject`
Service:	Loopio

Workspace setup

Before adding this connector to a workflow, the following workspace environment variables need to be configured by a workspace admin:

LOOPIO_CLIENT_ID
LOOPIO_CLIENT_SECRET

Admins can set workspace environment variables for connectors that require them from within Workflow Builder, in the Manage Integrations section.

To open the Manage Integrations section, open Workflow Builder and access the additional options menu to the right of the Create Workflow button.

Input parameters

Required parameters

project_name

string

·Required

The name of the project

Example

"Downtown Construction"

company_name

string

·Required

The name of the company to associate with this project

Example

"Builder Company, Inc."

owner

string

·Required

The ID of the user who will be assigned as the owner of this project

Example

"123456"

due_date

slack#/types/timestamp

·Required

The date this project is due, as a Unix timestamp

Example

1765603546

project_type

string

·Required

The specific type of project to create

Example

One of: "RFP", "RFI", "DDQ", "SQ", "PP", "OTHER"

Optional parameters

description

string

·Optional

A description for this project

Output parameters

Required parameters

project_id

string

·Required

project_name

string

·Required

description

string

·Required

created_date

string

·Required

The datetime the project is created on

due_date

string

·Required

The datetime the project is due on

status

string

·Required

company_name

string

·Required

owner

string

·Required

creator

string

·Required

Authentication

This connector relies on workspace environment variables for authentication.

Before adding this connector to a workflow, the following workspace environment variables need to be configured by a workspace admin:

LOOPIO_CLIENT_ID
LOOPIO_CLIENT_SECRET

Admins can set workspace environment variables for connectors that require them from within Workflow Builder, in the Manage Integrations section.

To open the Manage Integrations section, open Workflow Builder and access the additional options menu to the right of the Create Workflow button.

How to use

First, import Connectors from deno-slack-hub into your project's import_map.json file, like this:

{
  "imports": {
    "deno-slack-hub/": "https://deno.land/x/deno_slack_hub@2.2.0/",
    "deno-slack-sdk/": "https://deno.land/x/deno_slack_sdk@2.14.2/",
    "deno-slack-api/": "https://deno.land/x/deno_slack_api@2.8.0/",
  }
}

Next, import Connectors at the top of your workflow's definition file:

// my_workflow_file.ts
import { Connectors } from "deno-slack-hub/mod.ts";

Finally, add the connector as a step in your workflow just like you would a built-in Slack function.

SomeWorkflow.addStep(
  Connectors.Loopio.functions.CreateProject, {
  //...

🧙🏼 Your admin may need to approve the connector first. If your workspace has been configured to only allow admin-approved apps, the CLI will prompt you to send an admin approval request the first time you try to use a connector that hasn't been approved by an admin yet. While waiting for admin approval, the CLI may report an error like this:

Workflow function... is referring to an unknown step output parameter...

You can safely ignore this error; it will go away as soon as your workspace admin approves your request to use the connector.