In this guide, you'll learn how to book time away within Humaans. Before you begin here, we recommend making sure your Slack integration is setup. For more, see Enabling Slack's integration with Humaans.
Note: If you already have an active Slack integration you may need to reconnect to enable these features. In Integrations > Slack > Configure you can check your configuration and if Prompted select "Update and reconnect integration".
Humaans commands in Slack
You can access a range of Humaans features directly in Slack by typing /humaans or clicking the / (Run shortcut) button on your toolbar and selecting humaans.
Humaans allows you to use the following commands:
Use /humaans to list available actions for booking time away, seeing who's away and more.
Use /humaans book to book time away.
Use /humaans whosaway to see who's away today.
Use /humaans help to see a list of these commands within Slack.
Booking time away from Slack
You can book time away in Slack with the following steps:
Open a Slack channel and use /humaans book .
A pop-up window will open, allowing to select the following options:
- Start date: Humaans will default to today’s date. You can open the modal to select your start date from the calendar
- Away: Humaans will default to a Full day booking.
- End date: If your booking is for one day, you do not need to enter an end date. Otherwise select your end date from the calendar
- Reason: The leave type you are booking.
- Note: a space to write further information about the booking.
When you're ready, click Book time away.
You can then receive a direct notification from the Slack app that confirms your booking details.
