# Send Elementary alerts to Slack

This template creates a schedule to execute your dbt™ models and tests, then sends Elementary data observability alerts to Slack. It helps data teams monitor data quality issues and pipeline failures with automated notifications directly in their Slack channels.

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#### Key Benefits

* Automated data quality monitoring with Elementary's comprehensive observability
* Real-time alerts delivered directly to Slack channels
* Catch data issues early with integrated testing and alerting workflow
* Centralized team collaboration around data incidents
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#### Prerequisites

* Scheduler Environment is connected to your data warehouse provider
* Elementary dbt package installed in your project
* Slack bot token configured
* Environment variable `$SLACK_TOKEN` configured in Paradime
* Slack channel name specified
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### Default Configuration

**Schedule Settings**

<table><thead><tr><th>Setting</th><th width="262">Value</th><th>Explanation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Schedule Type</strong></td><td><code>Standard</code></td><td>Ensures consistent execution for production workloads with integrated alerting</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Schedule Name</strong></td><td><code>elementary slack alerts</code></td><td>Descriptive name indicating Elementary alerting to Slack</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Git Branch</strong></td><td><code>main</code></td><td>Uses your default production branch for stable monitoring</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Command Settings**

The template uses a sequence of commands that test, and monitor your data pipeline:

* `dbt test`: Runs configured data tests including Elementary's anomaly detection
* `edr monitor --slack-token $SLACK_TOKEN --slack-channel <slack_channel_to_post_at>`: Sends Elementary alerts to your Slack channel

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#### Environment Variable Configuration

Before using this template, you must configure the `$SLACK_TOKEN` environment variable and specify your Slack channel:

1. Navigate to Settings > Environment Variables in Paradime
2. Add a new variable named `SLACK_TOKEN`
3. Set the value to your Slack bot token
4. Save the configuration
5. Replace `<slack_channel_to_post_at>` in the command with your actual Slack channel name (e.g., `#data-alerts`)

For detailed Slack app setup and token generation instructions, see our [Slack alerts guide](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/documentation/integrations/observability/elementary-data/sending-alerts/slack-alerts).
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**Trigger Type**

* **Type**: Scheduled Run (Cron)
* **Cron Schedule**: `0 */2 * * *` (Every 2 hours for regular monitoring)

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For custom Trigger configurations, see [Trigger Types](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/documentation/bolt/creating-schedules/trigger-types) documentation.
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**Notification Settings**

* **Email Alerts**:
  * **Success**: Confirms pipeline completion (Elementary alerts sent separately to Slack)
  * **Failure**: Alerts when the schedule fails to complete
  * **SLA Breach**: Warns when execution exceeds expected duration

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Elementary alerts are sent directly to Slack and are separate from Bolt's email notifications.
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For advanced Elementary configurations and test types, refer to the [Elementary documentation](https://docs.elementary-data.com/).
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