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Choose where reports post and give the bot channel access

Choose where reports post and give the bot channel access

Every check-in posts its compiled summary to a report destination — usually a channel in Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, or Discord. For that to work, Dailybot must be a member of the channel with permission to post there. This is the single most common thing to get right when you set up a check-in.

Before you begin

  • You need Team Manager or Organization Admin permissions to set a report destination.
  • Decide which channel the team should see the standup summary in.

Why the bot needs channel access

Dailybot can only post to, and often can only see, channels it has been added to. If you try to point a check-in at a channel the bot has not joined, one of two things happens:

  • The channel does not appear in the destination picker, or
  • You get a permission error when saving.

This is expected behavior, not a bug: chat platforms only expose a channel to an app once the app is a member with the right scope.

Add Dailybot to the channel first

Do this before you set the destination.

  • Slack — open the channel and run /invite @Dailybot. For a private channel, someone already in it must run the invite.
  • Microsoft Teams — add Dailybot to the team or channel from the channel’s Manage or Apps menu.
  • Google Chat — open the space and add Dailybot from Add people & apps.
  • Discord — make sure the bot role can View Channel, Send Messages, and Embed Links in that channel.

Wait a moment after inviting the bot, then return to Dailybot so the channel list refreshes.

Set the report destination

  1. Sign in at app.dailybot.com and open Check-ins.
  2. Open your check-in (or create a new one).
  3. Find Report destination (sometimes labeled Post report to).
  4. Pick the channel you added Dailybot to. You can also choose dashboard only to keep results in the web app.
  5. Click Save.

Still getting an error or an empty list?

If the channel still will not appear or saving fails after you added the bot, work through I can’t find the channel for my report destination. It covers private-channel visibility, unsupported channel types, and sync delays step by step.

Where it asks vs. where it reports

Remember Dailybot uses two surfaces: it asks each person in a direct message, and it posts the summary to the report destination. A teammate answering in DM is normal — only the summary goes to the channel. For the full model, see Configuring where check-in reports are posted.