The Slack notifications app sends team members personalized schedule updates and reminders directly to a Slack channel.

You must appear on the Schedule to connect to Slack. If you are added to the team as a guest, you won't be able to connect your Slack to Float.

To set up the integration, navigate to Personal > Notifications > Connect Slack.

Once connected, Float updates will show on your Slack under Apps > Float Notifications.

The app's settings include three tabs: Home, Messages, and About:

The Home tab shows you a live view of your schedule for the day. Whenever a change is made in Float, it's instantly reflected here.

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You can view your schedule for tomorrow or check out your assigned allocations for any date in the future.

You can turn your schedule and time tracking reminders on and off and change the time that your reminders arrive in the Settings tab.

The Messages tab is where all of your schedule changes and notifications live. You can see a history of who changed what and receive alerts whenever a new task is added to your schedule, an existing task is updated, or when people that you manage request time off or people on your projects schedule time off. This is also where you will receive your schedule for the day and log time reminders.

Similar to email notifications, Slack notifications are not sent if you’ve already acknowledged them in Float. If updates are not seen within about 15 minutes of going offline, the first notification is triggered. Subsequent notifications are batched and sent at increasing intervals if you remain offline. Returning to Float or acknowledging the update in the app stops further notifications for those changes. 

💡 Here's a tip: Use Slack shortcuts /float today and /float tomorrow for a filtered view of your schedule on the Messages tab.

If your team uses time tracking, you can also receive a helpful Slack nudge to log your hours.

Setting a status in Float helps keep your team in the loop and ensures that logistics don't get in the way of productivity. You can share your scheduled status across Float and Slack to give your team even greater visibility.

📝Note: The scheduled status sync is turned on by default but can be disabled from the Slack Settings page.

To disable Slack notifications, navigate to Personal > Notifications and hit Disconnect Slack.