Set up a Stany standup in a Slack channel

Add an async standup to a Slack channel with Stany from the BuddiesHR web dashboard, and choose who takes part, when it runs, reminders and questions.

SlackUpdated Oct 5, 20263 min read

Stany admins add and edit standups on the BuddiesHR web dashboard, one Slack channel per standup, and can run as many standups as they need. Each standup has its own participants, days, time, timezone, deadline, reminders and questions. Only Stany admins can do this.

Step 1: Open the Settings tab#

Go to dashboard.buddieshr.com, open Stany, switch to Admin at the top of the page, then open the Settings tab.

The Stany dashboard, with the Admin view and the Settings tab highlighted

Step 2: Click Add standup#

Under Standup channels, click Add standup. The Add standup window opens.

The Stany Settings tab, with the Add standup button highlighted

Step 3: Fill in the form#

The Add standup form, with the Who should fill out Standup reports? field highlighted

Field	What it does	Default
`Name`	Shown in Stany's messages, for example "fill out your Standup report". Up to 100 characters.	`Standup`
`In which channel would you like to collect Standup reports?`	The channel where Stany posts and threads the answers.	none
`Who should fill out Standup reports?`	`Every user in this channel`, `Every user in this channel except specified ones` or `Only the specified users`, with a `Select users` list.	`Every user in this channel`
`On which days?`	Any days of the week.	Monday to Friday
`At what time?`	In 15-minute steps.	9:00 AM
`Timezone`	`Same timezone for everyone` (then pick the timezone) or `Each user's timezone`.	`Same timezone for everyone`, in your browser's timezone
`When should standup reports be submitted?`	`Within 1 day (24 hours)`, `Within 2 days`, `Within 3 days` or `Within 7 days`.	`Within 1 day (24 hours)`
`Send personal reminders after: (optional)`	`30 minutes`, `1 hour`, `2 hours`. Tick any.	`30 minutes`
`Questions`	Click `Edit` to change them.	four default questions

The bottom of the Add standup form, with the submission deadline and personal reminders highlighted

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Step 4: Submit#

Click Submit. A message says "Standup channel created", and the standup appears as a card under Standup channels, with its members, schedule, Reminders: and Next occurrence:.

A standup card on the Settings tab, showing its channel, members, schedule and next occurrence

Edit a standup#

On the standup's card, click Edit channel settings. The Edit standup window has the same fields. Click Save to apply your changes. Changes to the questions apply from the next standup.

A standup card, with the Edit channel settings button highlighted

To pause or remove a standup, see Pause, resume or remove a standup.