Using Slack bot to clock in and out

Slack is a great way to use Jibble, and it’s free. Simply activate the Slack bot to start tracking time directly from your Slack workspace.

To set it up, you will need:

• An existing Slack account

• Team owner permissions in Slack of your channel. Read more about roles and permissions in Slack.

Note: To use the Jibble bot in Slack, your Jibble account email should match with your Slack email.

This article covers:

• Setting up Slack on Jibble

• List of Slack commands

Setting up Slack on Jibble

1. Go to Integrations.

2. Click on Slack.

3. You will see a modal that integrates with Slack

4. Click on “Connect with Jibble”

5. A new page will be opened (See screenshot below)

6. Select the workspace on the top right that you want to integrate with Slack,

7. Then select a channel below where all your Jibble notifications will be posted, i.e. when a team member clocks in and out

8. Click “Allow” when you’re done

9. The Slack integration is now complete!

Note: A slack user can only use Jibble if they have been added to the Jibble web app. Learn how to add users via the web app.

List of Slack commands

There’s a list of commands that you can use to clock in and out with the Slack bot.

Here’s the full list:

• in – start recording time

• break – take a break

• out – stop recording time

• all – see who’s working

• times – check your weekly timesheets

• log – check your daily logs/timesheets

• acts – list activities that you can record time against

• projects – list projects that you can record time against

• help – Displays help

• contact – send the Jibble support team a help request or feedback

Explore Jibble’s Slack commands.