Configurations

Connection Configuration Wizard

Before you start creating new Connection in Slack connector, you have to force WebBrowser WinForms control to run IE10, because default is IE8 and it not support Slack website.
To do this you will have to add new registry DWORD value.
Run regedit.exe and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
or for 32bit application on a 64 bit machine navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION
then add new DWORD value with name 'Via.Slack.Admin.Wizard.exe' and decimal value '10000'.

1. Adding / Editing a connection can be a straight-forward process. Starting with the General Connection Settings.
   Enter Connection Name (Connection Display Name), Api Url, Client Id, Client Secret, Redirect Url and then click 'Connect' button.
   

   

   Setting Name	Description
   Connection Name	Connection Display Name
   Api Url	Slack instance Url (https://INSTANCE_NAME.slack.com)
   Client Id	Registered Application Client Id
   Client Secret	Registered Application Client Secret
   Redirect Url	Registered Application Redirect Url

2. Then enter Slack instance user credentials and click 'Sign in' button.

   

3. Click 'Allow' button.

   

4. Then you should get information that you received Access token.

   

5. On the Next Page, you can enable discovering index user private channels by selecting checkbox.
   Then you will be able to select private channels which will get Allow All security sid. It means
   that every user will see messages in these channels.
   

6. Proceed by selecting which file types to index, then complete the wizard by clicking 'Finish' button.