IT OPS
Require Slack Approval Before Muting Datadog for an Outlook Window
Before a maintenance window can mute production monitors, this workflow posts the request to Slack for a change-approver to approve or reject.
How it runs
The automated pipeline, trigger to output.
- TriggerScheduled pre-window check pulls Outlook eventOutlook
- ActionPost approve/reject request to SlackSlack
- LogicWait for decision; branch approved vs rejected
- ActionSchedule Datadog downtime when approvedDatadog
- OutputLog decision and outcome to NotionNotion
What it does
Adds a human gate to maintenance muting. When a window is about to start, it asks a change-approver in Slack to sign off; approval schedules the Datadog downtime, rejection cancels the action and logs the decision.
When to use it
Use it for production-impacting windows where policy requires a named approver before monitors are silenced, rather than auto-muting on the calendar alone.
How it works
- 1A scheduled check runs shortly before each `[MAINTENANCE]` Outlook event and pulls its details.
- 2Slack posts an interactive approve/reject request to the change-management channel, naming the window, scope, and requester.
- 3The flow waits for the approver's response.
- 4A branch routes on the decision: approved versus rejected or timed out.
- 5If approved, Datadog schedules the downtime for the scoped monitors over the window duration.
- 6Either way the outcome — approved-and-muted or rejected — is written to a Notion change log for audit.
Set it up
What you configure once, before turning it on.
- 1Connect OutlookMail, calendar, contacts.
- 2Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
- 3Connect DatadogMetrics, traces, log search.
- 4Connect NotionPages, databases, comments.
- 5Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
- 6Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
- 7Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.
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