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Create an incident

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

Facts

Create an incident

Schema:	`Connectors.Servicenow.functions.CreateIncident`
Service:	ServiceNow

Workspace setup

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

SERVICENOW_DOMAIN
SERVICENOW_CLIENT_ID
SERVICENOW_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

servicenow_access_token

slack#/types/credential/oauth2

·Required

Servicenow Credential to use

short_description

string

·Required

Enter text

caller_id

string

·Required

Select caller ID

Optional parameters

metadata

object

·Optional

Select an field

Output parameters

Required parameters

incident_id

string

·Required

Incident ID

incident_url

string

·Required

Incident URL

incident_number

string

·Required

Incident number

incident

object

·Required

timestamp_started

slack#/types/timestamp

·Required

Time when step started

timestamp_completed

slack#/types/timestamp

·Required

Time when step completed

Authentication

A connector's access token property specifies how the connector handles authentication.

End-user authentication

user Workflows that include a connector function relying on end-user authentication can can only be started with a link trigger.

servicenow_access_token: {
    credential_source: "END_USER"
}

End-user experience: User will be prompted to link their external account via OAuth when they first start the workflow that contains this connector.

Developer experience: Developer does not have to implement authentication in app.

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.Servicenow.functions.CreateIncident, {
  //...

🧙🏼 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.