With Status indicators and alerts enabled, you can receive an alert when a threshold is met for a numerical KPI. Setting up alerts ensures that your team is aware of important changes to your key metrics, wherever they are.
When the threshold for your Status indicators is met, an alert will be sent to the Microsoft Teams or Slack channel you've configured.
Get connected to Microsoft Teams
To receive alerts in Microsoft Teams, follow these steps:
If you haven't already, set up a Status indicator for your Number or Gauge widget.
In the Get an alert section, select Microsoft Teams.
In the Teams window that opens, click the Add (or Open) button.
If you are unable to click this button, you'll need to have an admin do this for you.
Select the Channel you want to post Snapshots to, then click Go.
Click the Connect button in the channel you previously selected.
In the new window that opens, click Connect again.
Return to your Geckoboard tab and open the Post to field, select a team, then select the Channel you want to post to.
Click Close when done.
Get connected to Slack
To receive alerts in Slack, follow these steps:
If you haven't already, set up a Status indicator for your Number or Gauge widget.
In the Get an alert section, select Slack.
In the window that opens, select the account you want to connect.
Once connected, open the Post to field, select the channel.
Click Close when done.
How to configure alerts
If you're already connected to Slack or Microsoft Teams, here's how to add an alert within your Status indicator setup:
Select the Microsoft Teams or Slack option.
In the Post to field, select the channel you'd like to be notified in.
Then click Close.
Example alerts
Slack example
Microsoft Teams example
