CreateChannelWrapper

Creates a channel in Slack v2 or in Microsoft Teams. If both Slack v2 and Microsoft Teams are available, it creates the channel in both Slack v2 and Microsoft Teams.

python · Shift Management

Source

from CommonServerPython import *


def main():
    args = demisto.args()
    channel_type = args.get("type")
    channel_name = args.get("name")
    channel_desc = args.get("description")
    channel_team = args.get("team")

    errors = []
    integrations_to_create = []
    channels_created = []

    modules = demisto.getModules()
    for _module_name, module in modules.items():
        brand = module.get("brand")
        if module.get("state") == "active" and brand in {"Microsoft Teams", "SlackV2"}:
            integrations_to_create.append(brand)

    if not integrations_to_create:
        return_error("Microsoft Teams and Slack are not available, please configure at least one of them.")

    for integration in integrations_to_create:
        res = None
        if integration == "SlackV2":
            res = demisto.executeCommand("slack-create-channel", {"type": channel_type, "name": channel_name})

        elif integration == "Microsoft Teams":
            if channel_team:
                res = demisto.executeCommand(
                    "microsoft-teams-create-channel",
                    {"channel_name": channel_name, "description": channel_desc, "team": channel_team},
                )
            else:
                errors.append("Failed to create channel in Microsoft Teams: team argument is missing")

        if is_error(res):
            errors.append(f"Failed to create channel in {integration}: {get_error(res)}")
        elif res:
            channels_created.append(integration)

    errors_str = "\n".join(errors)

    # in case of no channel created
    if len(channels_created) == 0:
        return_error(errors_str)
    # in case of channel created in all the available brands(Microsoft Teams and Slack)
    elif len(channels_created) == len(integrations_to_create):
        return_results(f"Channel {channel_name} created successfully.")
    # in case of only one channel created
    else:
        return_results(f"Channel {channel_name} created successfully.\n{errors_str}")


if __name__ in ("__builtin__", "builtins", "__main__"):
    main()

README

Creates a channel in Slack v2 or in Microsoft Teams. If both Slack v2 and Microsoft Teams are available, it creates the channel in both Slack v2 and Microsoft Teams.

Permissions

This automation runs using the default Limited User role, unless you explicitly change the permissions.
For more information, see the section about permissions here: For Cortex XSOAR 6, see the https://docs-cortex.paloaltonetworks.com/r/Cortex-XSOAR/6.x/Cortex-XSOAR-Playbook-Design-Guide/Automations for Cortex XSOAR 8 Cloud, see the https://docs-cortex.paloaltonetworks.com/r/Cortex-XSOAR/8/Cortex-XSOAR-Cloud-Documentation/Create-a-script for Cortex XSOAR 8 On-prem, see the https://docs-cortex.paloaltonetworks.com/r/Cortex-XSOAR/8.7/Cortex-XSOAR-On-prem-Documentation/Create-a-script.

Script Data

Name	Description
Script Type	python3
Tags	Shift Management, ooo
Cortex XSOAR Version	5.5.0

Inputs

Argument Name	Description
name	The name of the channel.
type	The channel type. Can be “private” or “public”. Relevant only for Slack.
team	The team in which to create the channel. Relevant only for Microsoft Teams.
description	The description of the channel. Relevant only for Microsoft Teams.

Outputs

There are no outputs for this script.