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Notify MS Teams users about compliance issues in Protecht.

By integrating Protecht ERM with Microsoft Teams, organisations can automate compliance notifications, ensuring assigned users are promptly informed of new or overdue compliance tasks.

With streamlined workflows, teams can focus on managing compliance obligations effectively, rather than chasing updates manually.

 

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Set up the API configuration in Protecht ERM

  • Enable the Workflow API feature in System Configuration
  • Create a new API configuration for Workato integrations

Copy and configure the Workato recipe

  • Access the Workato Community Library and locate the Protecht compliance notifications recipe
  • Save the recipe to a project folder for easy access and management

Connect Microsoft Teams to Workato

  • Sign in with a Microsoft Azure Global Administrator account
  • Select the required API permissions to enable secure data transfer

Define a security secret key

  • Create a unique secret key in Workato for added security
  • Store the key securely in Project Properties within Workato

Retrieve and configure the Workato webhook URL

  • Copy the webhook URL from Workato and modify it for Protecht ERM
  • Remove the base URL segment, keeping only the required endpoint for API calls

Create workflow rules in Protecht ERM

  • Define conditions for when the compliance notification should trigger (e.g. new compliance action assigned)
  • Set the action type to API Request and enter the Workato webhook endpoint
  • Add the secret key to the request header for authentication
  • Customise the JSON payload to include compliance details such as due dates and assigned users

Verify successful integration

  • Manually generate a compliance entry in the Compliance module for testing
  • Confirm that a Teams notification is generated, providing real-time updates
  • Click the Teams message link to navigate directly to the compliance entry in Protecht ERM