/teamline slash command
The /teamline slash command is designed for power users. It offers a lot more options to manage tasks directly in Slack, but can be a little more complicated to learn.
There are a few key differences between talking to @teamline and the /teamline slash command
| Talking to @teamline | /teamline slash command | |
| How to create a task | @teamline task name @person duedate | /teamline task name @person duedate |
| Visibility | Everybody in the channel can see what you type, and Teamline's response | Only you can see what you type, and Teamline's response |
| Private tasks | All tasks are visible to channel | You can create private tasks that only you can see |
| Features | Basic task creation and listing | Able to edit and manage more task options |
| Where used | Use in channels and groups, but you must invite @teamline into the channel first | Use in any channel, group, or direct message |
Before using the /teamline slash command
Before using /teamline, make sure you have the slash command installed on your team. You can ensure it's installed by authorizing Teamline at https://my.Teamlineapp.com/add-to-slack
Basic features
The /teamline slash command allows you to create and manage tasks, without being seen by other people in the channel. The following are the basic commands:
- /teamline help
Shows a list of the /teamline commands - /teamline TPS report
Adds a new task called "TPS report". You can also add assignees, a channel, task list, or due date. For example /teamline TPS report @hannah #communications on March 25 - /teamline list
Shows a list of incomplete tasks. You can also see a list of any other person's tasks (e.g. to see @james' tasks, type /teamline list @james ) or any channel's tasks (e.g. to see #media 's tasks, type /teamline list #media ) - /teamline completed
Shows a list of recently completed tasks (tasks completed in the last 7 days). You can also choose a longer time, e.g. to show a list of the last 30 days worth of completed tasks, type /teamline completed 30
Advanced features
For all of the advanced features, you need to know a task's number. To get a task number, first type /teamline list and remember the number beside the appropriate task. You can use the following commands:
- /teamline assign 1 @mary
Assigns @mary to task number 1 (you can also assign multiple people by typing /teamline assign 1 @karen @xavier ) - /teamline deassign 1 @elvis
Deassigns @elvis from task number 1 (you can also deassign multiple people by typing /teamline deassign 1 @bob @cathy ) - /teamline due 1 next tuesday
Sets the due date of task number 1 to next Tuesday (if you don't specify a date, this removes the due date, e.g. /teamline due 1 ) - /teamline describe 1 Please see Cathy about this before sending
Sets the description of task number 1 to _"Please see Cathy about this before sending"_ (if you don't specify a description, this will delete the task's description e.g. /teamline describe 1 ) - /teamline comment 1 Great one!
Adds the comment "Great one!" to task number 1 - /teamline show 1
Shows extended information about the task number 1 - /teamline delete 1
Deletes task number 1
Advanced Commands
The /teamline (or /tl) command has lots of features for power users to get more done directly in Slack! Here's how it works:• /teamline list shows you a list of all tasks in the current channel (or your own tasks, if you're not in a channel)
• /teamline call Steve or /teamline add call Steve adds a new task called "call Steve", using your default privacy settings.
• /teamline customer newsletter @hannah #management March 25 adds a new task called "customer newsletter" to the channel #management, assigns it to @hannah, with a due date of March 25
• /teamline completed or /teamline completed 7 shows you a list of all tasks in the current channel that were completed in the last 7 days (or your own recently completed tasks, if you're not in a channel)
• /teamline list #channel shows you a list of all of the tasks in #channel
• /teamline list @person shows you a list of all of @person's tasks
• /teamline list * shows a list of all tasks in the team
• /teamline list customer-123 searches for all tasks that match "customer-123". You can use exactly the same search terms that work in the Teamline app
• /teamline today sends you a direct message with all of your tasks due todayAfter using /teamline list, Teamline will specify a task ID (it looks similar to TASK-382) beside each task. Use these IDs to edit tasks with the following commands:
• /teamline done TASK-382 marks the task complete
• /teamline rename TASK-382 3rd monthly newsletter renames the task to "3rd monthly newsletter"
• /teamline assign TASK-382 @person assigns @person to the task (you can also assign multiple people)
• /teamline deassign TASK-382 @person deassigns @person from the task (you can also deassign multiple people)
• /teamline due TASK-382 next tuesday sets the due date of the task to next Tuesday (if you don't specify a date, this removes the due date)
• /teamline describe TASK-382 Please see Cathy about this before sending sets the description of the task to "Please see Cathy about this before sending" (if you don't specify a description, this will delete the task's description)
• /teamline comment TASK-382 Great one! adds the comment "Great one!" to the task
• /teamline show TASK-382 shows extended information about the task
• /teamline delete TASK-382 deletes the task
• /teamline leaderboard/teamline leaderboard 100 days or /teamline leaderboard :beers: shows the super-secret reaction-emoji leaderboard
• /teamline joke or @teamline joke tells a joke
If you write something that doesn't match any of the above commands then a new task will be created._Hint: You can also use /tl as an easy-to-type shortcut, instead of /teamline