How to start working with ALTO app after installation

Once you have successfully installed the ALTO app to your organization's workspace and connected it to your GitLab/GitHub account, workers can use the ALTO app on their own by typing the text commands listed here: list of all ALTO commands, or simply by using the /alto help command.

If a user is not registered in your ALTO organization, the bot will send a corresponding error message and automatically register the user in the organization.

What kind of channels ALTO uses and how users receive messages from ALTO

Informational messages and responses to text commands will be sent via direct message with the ALTO bot.

Notification messages will be sent to the channels that the user sets during the creation of new reminders.

<aside> ❗ IMPORTANT! It is necessary to invite the ALTO app to the channel in which it should send notifications.

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How to setup and manage reminders/repositories

• First, the user has to add repositories in which they’re going to use ALTO reminders.
• Run /alto open web or /alto help and click “Open Web App”.

If you have no repositories connected you’ll see this:

To add a new repository, click "Connect GitLab" or "Connect GitHub".

If you haven't connected your GitLab or GitHub account to ALTO yet, you can do so here and choose the connection type. For now, you can choose "Automatic" and let ALTO handle everything for you.

Next, connect a repository. Enter the first three letters of the repository name and select the one you need.

Finally, create a reminder. You need to fill out the following form: