Send Weekly Plug Request Status Summary to Slack

Every week, automatically post total requests and status-wise breakdown from your A&T_req. table into a chosen Slack channel.

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Created by Abhijeet Singh

Installed by 1 users

When
every Monday at 8 AM
Do
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Find Table Records
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Send Weekly Plug Request Status Summary to Slack

Send Weekly Plug Request Status Summary to Slack

Introduction

Turn your table data into a simple, weekly Slack digest—so your team sees totals and status breakdowns without manual work. ✅

Trigger Event

A weekly schedule (cron) kicks off the automation.

Actions

  • The flow notes today’s date and the same day last week.
  • It looks up records in your A&T_req. table created between last week and today.
  • It counts how many requests were completed, started, stuck, not started, etc.
  • It formats a clean summary message with the total and a status-by-status breakdown.
  • It posts that summary to your selected Slack channel under a bot name and icon you can customize.

Benefits

  • Save time with a hands-free weekly report
  • Keep everyone aligned in Slack
  • Spot bottlenecks faster with clear status counts
  • Reduce manual exports and copy-paste errors

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