Private Slack Channels
A private Slack channel is only visible to people invited to it, and that includes bots. So before Manifestly can post a workflow or a run into a private channel, you have to invite the Manifestly bot to that channel.
Invite the bot
- Open the private channel in Slack.
- Invite the Manifestly bot to it, the same way you would invite a person.
- Back in Manifestly, the channel is now available to choose on a workflow or a run.
Until the bot is in the channel, Manifestly cannot see it, so it will not appear in the channel list. That is the usual reason a private channel seems to be missing.
What this means for privacy
Inviting the bot does not open the channel to your whole Manifestly account. It lets Manifestly post there, nothing more. The channel stays private to its Slack members.
The reverse is worth thinking about though: anyone in that Slack channel will see the run notifications posted to it, whether or not they are a participant on the run in Manifestly. Choose the channel accordingly.
Video walkthrough
This video walks through inviting the bot to a private Slack channel.