Forwarding alerts to Slack

You can forward alerts that are generated by the platform to a channel in Slack.

Who needs to complete this task?
To configure alert forwarding, you must have one of the following permissions:
  • Administer platform
  • Manage configurations
When do you need to complete this task?
Complete this task if you want to forward alerts that were issued by IBM® Software Hub to a channel in Slack.

Before you begin

You must set up an incoming webhook in the workspace where you want the platform to post alerts.

Procedure

To configure alert forwarding to email accounts:

  1. Log in to the web client.
  2. From the navigation menu, select Administration > Configurations and settings.
  3. Click Alert forwarding.
  4. On the Slack tab enter the incoming webhook URL.
  5. Click Save.

Results

The platform sends alerts to the Slack channel that authorized the web hook.