Identify data source type

If you're an existing Glean and Slack user, you may have one or more of the following Slack data sources:

• Central App
• Custom App
• Slack Enterprise Grid (Discovery API)

To find out which data source you are using, do the following:

1. In Glean, go to Admin console → Data sources.
2. Find your Slack data source and open the data source details page.
3. Select the Setup tab.
4. Review the fields under step 1 and select the data source type that matches your setup.

See the options below:

Central App

Central App

If you see the following fields, you are using a Central App:

• Slack domain
• Slack ID

Central App Upgrade Guide

Select this card to view the guide for upgrading your Central App to the new Slack connector.

Custom App

Custom App

If you see the following fields, you are using a Custom App:

• Slack domain
• Slack ID
• App-Level Token
• Client ID
• Client secret
• Signing secret

Custom App Upgrade Guide

Select this card to view the guide for upgrading your Custom App to the new Slack connector.

Slack Enterprise Grid (Discovery API)

Slack Enterprise Grid (Discovery API)

If you see the following fields, you are using a Slack Enterprise Grid (Discovery API):

• Slack Enterprise domain (for example, yourdomain.enterprise.slack.com)
• Bot User OAuth Token
• Bot Signing Secret
• App-Level Token

note

Enterprise customers without a custom Slack app will still see all of the fields above. The custom app fields (App-Level Token, Client ID, Client secret, Signing secret) may be blank. If those fields are empty in your existing connector configuration, they must be upgraded manually. Contact Glean Support to coordinate this migration.

Enterprise Grid Upgrade Guide

Select this card to view the guide for upgrading your Slack Enterprise Grid app to the new Slack connector.

Which RTS data source should I select when upgrading?

When you add the Slack Real Time Search (RTS) connector, select the RTS data source based on how your existing Slack data source is configured in the Glean Admin Console.

If your existing Slack data source is…	Select this RTS data source:
Slack (Central App) or Slack (Custom App)	Slack Real Time Search
Slack Enterprise Grid (Discovery API)	Slack Real Time Search Enterprise