SEISMIC + SLACK

Deliver a seamless workflow across teams

Together, Slack and the Seismic Enablement Cloud™ enable cross functional teams to collaborate and efficiently share updates, materials, and knowledge.
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Seismic + Slack integration benefits

Explore and share content

Quickly access and share relevant content and insights into Slack conversations.

Collaborate seamlessly

See Slack status and initiate direct messages right within Seismic.

Installation instructions

Setup Step 1: Install the Seismic app into a Slack workspace

  1. Log in to the appropriate Slack workspace.
  2. Enter https://api.seismic.com/slack/v1/installSlack into your web browser.
  3. From the Seismic / Slack integration screen, select Install.  A message will appear in your web browser indicating that the Seismic Slack application is installed.
  4. Launch Slack.
  5. Navigate to the appropriate Slack workspace.
  6. Select Apps to confirm that the Seismic app has been installed.
  7. Select View next to the Seismic app in the Manage app dialog

Setup Step 2: Link the Slack workspace to a Seismic tenant

  1. Launch and log into Slack.
  2. Type /seismic link [Seismic tenant name] into the Slack message box, and then press Enter.
  3. Select Click here to link [Seismic tenant name].
  4. Type in your Seismic username and password.
  5. Select Login.

Setup Step 3: Login to a Seismic tenant from a Slack workspace

  1. Launch and log into Slack.
  2. Type /seismic login into the Slack message box, and then press Enter.
  3. Select Login to Seismic in the dialog box.
  4. Type in your Seismic username and password.
  5. Select Login.

Using Seismic within Slack

  1. Launch and log into Slack.
  2. To view a list of the available Seismic slash commands, enter /seismic help into the Slack message box.
  3. To search, use the following slash commands and then press Enter.
Slash CommandDescription
/doccenter [search term]Searches DocCenter
/newscenter [search term]Searches NewsCenter
/seismic search [search term]Searches both DocCenter and NewsCenter
  1. The first five search results are displayed after searching.
  2. Select Post Here from the search results to post a link to the document in Slack.
  3. Select Open in Seismic from the search results to open the document in Seismic.