Keep your employee directory synced across Teams, Coda, and Slack

Checks your HR system daily for new hires or changes and automatically updates Coda, Microsoft Teams, and Slack.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Every path runs; runs once per each changed employee record.

Pattern: Parallel Split (2) ยท Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

flowchart TD trig(["daily HR system check"]):::trigtime s0["compare against last snapshot"]:::task s1[["process changes in batches"]]:::mi s2[("update employee directory")]:::store trig --> s0 s0 -->|"one per each changed employee record"| s1 s1 --> s2 gx{"+ where to announce changes"}:::gate s2 --> gx p00["post summary to Teams"]:::task gx -->|"Microsoft Teams"| p00 p10["post summary to Slack"]:::task gx -->|"Slack"| p10 p00 --> out p10 --> out out[/"directory updated and staff notified"/]:::out pay{{"employee directory always accurate"}}:::pay out --> pay classDef task fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#34b8f0,color:#2c2a29 classDef svc fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#7c8795,color:#2c2a29 classDef mi fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29,stroke-width:2px classDef human fill:#fff,stroke:#0079a8,color:#0079a8 classDef store fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29 classDef trig fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigtime fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigdata fill:#8ad4f5,stroke:#0079a8,color:#06314c,font-weight:bold classDef gate fill:#fff,stroke:#e8a23d,color:#6b4708,font-weight:bold classDef out fill:#1f9d6b,stroke:#167a53,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef pay fill:#06314c,stroke:#021f33,color:#fff
Starts itA stepRuns once per itemA record or sheetEvery pathResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Messaging & NotificationsHR & Recruiting
Connects
CodaMicrosoft TeamsSlack

The problem it solves

When someone joins, leaves, or changes roles, updating every place that lists employees takes time and things get missed. Team members end up looking at outdated contact information or missing an announcement about a new hire.

Who it fits

HR and operations teams that maintain an employee directory across multiple company tools.

How it works

  1. On a daily schedule, the automation checks your HR system for the current employee list
  2. It compares the results against the last known snapshot to spot new hires, departures, or updates
  3. Changed employee records are processed in small batches to avoid overwhelming other systems
  4. The employee directory in Coda is updated automatically
  5. A summary of the changes is posted to Microsoft Teams and Slack
What you get

Directory changes reflected everywhere

Your employee directory in Coda, Teams, and Slack stays in sync automatically whenever your HR system changes.

What you get

An up-to-date employee directory in Coda and announcement messages in Teams and Slack whenever staff changes happen.

What you need

An HR system with API access, a Coda account, a Microsoft Teams account, and a Slack account.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

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