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title: "Enable slack notifications dark mode feature"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/CDML/649760449/Enable%20slack%20notifications%20dark%20mode%20feature"
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> ℹ️ Notifications to a Slack channel are currently a Dark Feature that can be enabled in Comala Document Management 6.11.3.

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## <span style="color: #000000">Overview</span>

<span style="color: #000000">Slack notifications are a dark mode feature in Comala Document Management 6.11.3</span>

<span style="color: #000000">To allow workflows in a Confluence instance to send Slack notifications to a channel in a Slack workspace</span>

- <span style="color: #000000">the </span>[<span style="color: #000000">Comala slack macro</span>](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649925139)<span style="color: #000000"> dark mode feature must be enabled by a global administrator</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">the Slack workspace must have an app created with a webhook to allow a channel to be exposed for the posting of notifications from Comala Document Management</span>
- a workflow trigger is created that uses the [<span style="color: #000000">Comala slack macro</span>](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649925139) with the Slack app webhook id added to send a notification to a Slack workspace channel

## Enable Comala slack macro dark feature

- <span style="color: #000000">access dark mode feature actions by navigating to your instance dark features in global administration </span> e.g.  <u>*<span style="color: #000000">http://<CONFLUENCE></span>*</u><u><span style="color: #000000">/admin/darkfeatures.action</span></u>  
  
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- add **comalatech.workflows.slack.macro.enabled **to the **Enable dark feature** dialogue box
- choose **Submit**


The [<span style="color: #000000">Comala slack macro</span>](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649925139) dark feature is added as enabled **Site Dark Feature**.

![image](media://12af9990-f7eb-4dea-a9e1-50aea230edac)


Once enabled, to post a notification to a Slack channel from a workflow in the instance you must then

- set up a Slack workspace channel creating a Slack app and adding a webhook feature
- add a workflow trigger that includes the [slack-channel-message macro](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649925139)


## See Also

### External Links

- [Slack API - sending messages using incoming webhooks](https://api.slack.com/messaging/webhooks)
- [Create a Slack app in a workspace](https://api.slack.com/apps)

### [Content Integrations](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649725106)

> Macro (children)

### [Workflow Authoring Guide](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/648611901)

- `[{slack-channel-message}](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649925139)`[ macro](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649925139)
- `[{trigger}](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649859133)`[ macro](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CDML/pages/649859133)