Slack Integration

Overview

Use the Clockwise for Slack integration to seamlessly communicate your meeting and work status with your team. 

Are you new to Clockwise?  Click here to learn more and install!

The Clockwise for Slack app will allow you to:

• Automatically sync Clockwise-managed events to your Slack status to let your teammates know about your calendar status.
• Automatically turn on Do Not Disturb mode when you’re in a meeting or in Focus Time (optional)
• Help you prepare for your day with a daily schedule forecast

See updates in Slack when Clockwise Autopilot moves a meeting to improve your schedule

Set-Up:

To set up the Clockwise for Slack app:

1. Be sure you’re signed into your Clockwise account. If you are not a Clockwise user, sign up for the Clockwise Chrome Extension. You will be prompted to set up your Slack sync during onboarding. You can also follow these steps at a later time to set it up.
2. Navigate to your settings and click on Integrations

3. Click “Add to Slack”

4. Follow the prompts to enable Slack for Clockwise 

Note: If you are a part of multiple Slack organizations, Clockwise will only connect to the organization you specify. You can add another Slack account from Settings.

To revisit your Slack settings, you can access it directly from inside the chrome extension, or by typing "/cw settings" to the Clockwise bot in Slack.

How it Works

Clockwise lets you select between two levels of syncing:

• Include calendar event titles - if you select this option, Clockwise will sync the full title of work events to your Slack status.  If you mark an individual event as "private" we will not sync the title of that event.  However, if your calendar is private to some or all people within your organization, Clockwise will still display the full titles of your events.
• Don't include calendar event titles - No event titles will be displayed.  Only that you are "In a meeting" and the category of that meeting. 

Clockwise automatically syncs your current calendar status to Slack in the form of an emoji with descriptive text.  The different options are below:

• 🗓 - In a "meeting category" Meeting (via Clockwise)  {ex: In an external meeting (via Clockwise)}
• 💡 - Focus Time (via Clockwise)
• ⛔️ - Out of Office (via Clockwise)
• Current phase of the moon 🌔 - Outside of Working Hours (via Clockwise)
• Current phase of the moon 🌔 - Before Working Hours (via Clockwise)
• Blank -  shows when you're in fragmented time, an event that's not categorized as (a hold, travel time, etc) and on weekends.

Ever get distracted by Slack messages when you're in a meeting? Or when you're really trying to get work done?  Clockwise for Slack can automatically put you into "Do Not Disturb" mode in Slack, so you don't see any Slack notifications during those times.  You can leave Do Not Disturb mode at any time by clicking on the bell at the top left inside of Slack.

Daily Forecast

The Clockwise Daily Forecast gives you a summary of your day.  Customize the time that you receive it – whether it's the evening in the prior day, or the morning before your day starts – from Settings.

You can turn on Autopilot for any of the meetings directly from this Forecast. Just click on the meeting title, proceed to the web settings and toggle Autopilot on

Autopilot notifications

If any of your meetings are on Autopilot, Slack is an easy way to stay up-to-date about meeting moves. See at a glance which meeting moved, why it moved, and what the benefit was to you and your teammates. 

FAQ

How do I temporarily override status set by Clockwise?

Manually set your status in Slack and Clockwise will send you a confirmation message of pausing status sync. Clockwise will resume syncing after the "Clear after" time you set in Slack

How do I change my status to not show meeting titles?

To hide meeting titles from your status, go to Settings>Slack for sync and adjust the settings from the first dropdown - Auto sync calendar to Slack status: Choose Without event titles

How do I disconnect Slack and Clockwise?

To disconnect Clockwise from Slack, access the Clockwise Settings menu and click on the trash can next to your connected Slack organization name.

What permissions do you request when I set up my Slack account?

Read our article on our Slack app's security to learn more about the specific permissions and why they are needed!

Which of the event categories will show that I am "In a Meeting" using the Slack Status sync?

If your meeting is categorized as any of the below, your Slack status will show that you are in a meeting:

• External attendees
• One-on-one
• Team sync
• Ad-hoc
• Other

Why is my Slack status still not syncing even though I have enabled it in Clockwise?

Please check to make sure you have not enabled Slack's G-Cal integration. It will prevent the Clockwise integration from working. Turning off Slack's G-Cal integration should fix the issue.

For more information, check out our Slack overview video: