Drivetrain Slackbot
View how to get answers about your numbers in Slack, dig into what changed and never miss a comment, task or approval.
How Drivetrain Slackbot works in Drivetrain
Your numbers, right where your team already talks. Once Drivetrain is in Slack, get alerts on your work, ask questions, follow up in the thread and dig into what changed.
Get Slack alerts for comments, tasks and approvals
- Get a Slack alert when someone tags you in a comment on a model or report, or assigns you a task.
- Hear when a task you assigned is completed, commented on or sent to an approver.
- See the full context in each alert, and open Drivetrain when you need to act.
Ask Drivetrain about your metrics in Slack
- Tag Drivetrain in a Slack channel and ask about your metrics in plain language.
- Get the numbers back in the thread, with commentary on the trend.
- See only the data your access in Drivetrain allows.
Ask follow-up questions in the same thread
- Keep the conversation going in the same Slack thread, without starting over.
- Ask what-if questions, such as how new funding would change your runway.
- See the logic behind each calculation and its impact on your forecast.
Compare periods and see what drove the change
- Compare a metric across two periods and get the key changes.
- Drivetrain pulls metrics that already exist in your model.
- Get suggestions to drill down by department or account to see what drove the change.
How Drivetrain simplifies answering business questions
Give business leaders answers on their own, so finance isn't the bottleneck for every quick question.
Bring your numbers into Slack, where your team already works, so no one has to log into another tool.
Get alerts for comments, tasks and approvals in Slack, so reviews keep moving.
FAQs
Can Drivetrain answer finance questions in Slack?
Yes. Tag Drivetrain in Slack and ask about your metrics or compare periods. Drivetrain replies in the thread with the numbers and commentary.
Does the Drivetrain Slackbot respect each user's access?
Yes. Answers in Slack follow your access controls in Drivetrain, so each person sees only the data they are authorized to view.
Can Drivetrain handle follow-up questions in the same Slack thread?
Yes. Drivetrain keeps the context of the earlier question, so you can ask a follow-up such as a what-if on runway. It explains the logic it applied and shows the impact on the forecast.
What Slack alerts does Drivetrain send?
Drivetrain sends alerts when someone tags you in a comment on a model or report, assigns you a task, or updates a task you assigned, for example when it is completed, commented on or sent to an approver. Each alert includes its context and a link back into Drivetrain.
How is the Drivetrain Slackbot different from Drive AI?
You choose. Both answer the same questions. In Slack you get the numbers with commentary, and in Drive AI inside your Drivetrain tenant you also see interactive tables and charts alongside the numbers.
See Drivetrain in action
Fewer spreadsheets, faster planning, better decisions.
