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# Channel notifications

## What are notification channels?

Notification channels are Slack channels that you can send issue-related events to.

![An example of a static notification channel.](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/jKcdQnssb2srZoTqurZI/screen_shot_2021-04-19_at_10.12.44_am%20\(1\).png)

![An example of an interactive notification channel.](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/yXYyeXWUgzwqzSv5oCpb/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-10%20at%201.16.52%20PM.png)

| Field             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| GitHub repository | The GitHub repository to trigger events from.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Channel type      | `Static` or `Interactive`. `Interactive` channels send collapsible issue messages that you can use to mark that someone has triaged that issue. `Static` channels let you specify certain events to send: `new issues`, `closed issues`, or `issue comments`. |
| Notification type | This is for `Static` channels only. You can specify certain events to send: `new issues`, `closed issues`, or `issue comments`.                                                                                                                               |
| Labels to include | The notification channel filter will only match on issues that include all of these labels. If left blank, it will match on any issue.                                                                                                                        |
| Labels to exclude | The notification channel filter will not match on issues that include any of these labels. If left blank, it will match on any issue.                                                                                                                         |

## Notification channel ideas

### A closed issues channel

Keep a log of your team's wins by creating a `#feed-closed-issues` channel.

![The notifications that Fabric sends when an issue is closed.](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/lSPc0uVqzyTzdA4sGnF7/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-10%20at%2012.52.26%20PM.png)

![The settings for #feed-closed-issues](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/Lsgw9PGoemNgUp6yGb9r/CleanShot%202021-09-10%20at%2012.54.54@2x.png)

### Triage OSS issues

Create an Interactive notification channel called `#feed-oss-issues`. Maybe mute the channel. Once a day or once a week, check the channel, and go through and comment, close, label. If you're not currently accepting feature requests, exclude the `feature request` label.

![An issue submitted from a GitHub user to one of our open source projects. We triaged and closed out.](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/WM4GldauUpcmSZXExLPD/ossscreenshot.jpeg)

## Types of notification channels

### Static channels

`Static` channels let you specify certain events to send: `new issues`, `closed issues`, or `issue comments`.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/peGDEw3XnunVCtoLhHEd/Screen_Shot_2021-04-19_at_10.12.44_AM.png)

### Interactive channels

These are also known as [Issue Feeds](/fabric-documentation/reference/issue-feeds.md).

Interaction notification channels are meant for workflows. 

![The interactive notification when it first comes in.](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/RA7rzT0DaHPC6kcAznp0/screen-shot-2021-09-10-at-1.16.52-pm.png)

![The interactive notification once it's been triaged.](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/2dcSp1jLiN6Foibu8m1A/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-10%20at%201.22.53%20PM.png)

## Setting up notification channels

### Go to your Fabric Dashboard

You can find your Notifications page in your Fabric Dashboard in Slack.

![](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-MhaDNLIUpkpQasYP_hs%2F-MjAPlF6Z8FaeLBs3Hen%2F-MjARK1VHCbIomJaS1RJ%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-09-09%20at%2012.43.21%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=2d17d695-ca27-4061-9ca8-305694fba64d)

To get to your Fabric Dashboard, click `Fabric` under `Apps` in your Slack sidebar.

If you don't see `Fabric` there, search for `Fabric` in your Slack search bar, and then click on the `Home` tab.

![](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-MhaDNLIUpkpQasYP_hs%2F-Mho_PCGHjtZUrL9zEFG%2F-MhohIxiHesj4aTv9MFl%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-08-23%20at%204.30.14%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=2d666e87-70c0-4189-92fc-a1799cb7b57b)

Find Fabric in the Slack sidebar or search for it in the Fabric search bar.

![](https://gblobscdn.gitbook.com/assets%2F-MhaDNLIUpkpQasYP_hs%2F-Mho_PCGHjtZUrL9zEFG%2F-MhohP0rcYtALUMlL8RD%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-08-23%20at%204.30.21%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=4bff79f1-53d1-45b5-977e-28c4576b57c9)

### Go to the Notifications page

Click on `Notifications`.

### Add a channel

Under `Your team's notification channels`, click `Add notification channel`.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/D1GCmv3PztplZI6PqlYq/blobs/vPbsd50HgyFLT4JTn6UF/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-09%20at%205.46.29%20PM.png)