Chase unpaid invoices without chasing them

Step 9 of 13

09 / 13Slack

Alert yourself at stage three

Off the stage 3 branch, add a Slack node so a human gets involved before the relationship does any damage. Fourteen days overdue usually means something is genuinely wrong.

The n8n panel for: Alert yourself at stage three4 things to set here
  1. 1Open the Slack nodedouble-click it on the canvas
  2. 2Channelcopy the value below
  3. 3Message Textpaste as an expression
  4. 4Check before moving onA stage 3 invoice produces a Slack alert as well as an email.
Slack panel in n8nTap to enlarge
Channel
#finance
Message Textexpression
⚠️ {{ $json.Client }} — invoice {{ $json.Invoice }} ({{ $json.Amount }}) is {{ $json.overdue }} days overdue. Third reminder sent.
Checkpoint
A stage 3 invoice produces a Slack alert as well as an email.