1.Monitors new chat approvals
Captures new ambassador program messages and passes the full chat text into the workflow.
Create employee star entry from chat approval message
Automatically monitor new chat approvals across Microsoft Teams and BambooHR. Create and update recognition entries when approval keywords appear, employee references show up, or star amounts get mentionedβso you can reduce manual HR data entry and keep balances current.
How this automation updates employee star balances
When a new Microsoft Teams chat message includes an approval and an employee reference, recognition data can lag and balances stay inaccurate. This automation filters qualifying approvals, extracts star amounts, and creates recognition rows in BambooHRβso your team can reflect updates instantly.
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2.Filters qualifying approvals
Continues only when the message contains an approval keyword and includes an employee reference to avoid noise.
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3.Extracts employee number and amount
Pulls the employee number and the price or amount from the message text for downstream matching.
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4.Finds employee record
Searches BambooHR for the employee using the extracted employee number value.
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5.Creates recognition entry
Computes star count adjustments and creates a new recognition table row with date, comment, and count fields.
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