Pre-Requisites

For this workbook, you should have your own environment with login credentials.

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The Story - 103 Exercises

Imagine a scenario where you need to interact with whomever mentions your company on twitter.

You (personally) don’t want to constantly check in on your corporate Twitter feed, so you need a way to notify both you and your team whenever this happens.

To do this you’ve decided that you want to get a slack message anytime someone mentions your company on Twitter.

Exercise 103-1 - Create a New Flow / Configure your Twitter Connection

For this exercise, let’s begin by creating a Flow:

Login to your environment
Click “+ New Flow”
If you have not already configured Twitter:
- Go to Settings >> Connections
- Select “Twitter”
- Authenticate with your Twitter Credentials
If the Twitter Connection is configured
- Select “Twitter” from My Connected Apps

Exercise 103-2 - Add Event: Monitor Keywords

Now, configure your event:

Select the “Monitor Keywords” event
Add a keyword of your choice using a hashtag (like #DigitalTransformation)
Save your Flow with an appropriate name

Exercise 103-3 - Add Action: Send Direct Message via Slack

Create a new card for the Slack Action you wish to take:

Click the “Add Action” link under “What’s next?”
Search for Slack and select the application
As with Twitter, if you have not already configured Slack - make sure go to Settings >> Connections and do that first
Select “Send Direct Message” card
Choose your Slack account
Configure OPTIONS
- Unfurl URLs = Yes
- Field Type = Username
Add fields
- Drag Username from the Twitter card to the Username fields
- Drag “Content” into the Text field

The resultant Flow should look like this …

Save and Test the Flow

Once complete, let’s test the Flow:

Save your Flow, giving it a good description
Turn on “Enable Save Data”
Test the Flow by either:
- Clicking the orange play button near the top of the screen
- Selecting the “Save and Test” button near the right of the Flow

NOTE: Depending on the keyword (hashtag) you’ve selected, it may take several attempts to retrieve results. Feel free to change your keyword so as to test that the Flow works correctly!