--- title: Work Anniversary announcements slug: work-anniversary-announcements description: slack actions docTags: createdAt: 2022-08-04T19:48:28.000Z --- You can install the Work Anniversary announcements bundle to have anniversary announcements automatically sent to the email address or Slack channel you configure. Birthday and work anniversary announcements are included on the ChartHop home page automatically. :::hint{type="info"} To enable sending announcements to Slack, you must install the Slack app. [Learn more.](https://docs.charthop.com/slack) ChartHop Basic customers can enable/disable birthday and anniversary announcements but cannot edit their configuration. [Learn more.](https://docs.charthop.com/birthday-announcements#1CUQW) ::: ### Install the Work Anniversary announcements bundle Bundles are packages of additional features with pre-made forms, additional fields, and ChartHop notifications (depending on the bundle). To install the Work Anniversary announcements bundle: 1. From the left sidebar, select **Apps & Bundles**. 2. From the sub-menu, select **Bundles**. 3. Select the **Availible Bundles** tab. 4. Scroll to the** Work Anniversary announcements** bundle. 5. Click **Install** on the far right-hand side of the table. ### Configure Work Anniversary announcements You can set up Work anniversary announcements by configuring the ChartHop action installed when you installed the Work Anniversary announcements bundle. You can customize when the announcement is sent, as well as which Slack channel to use when sending announcements. You can also choose to send the announcement to a specific email or DM the person or person's manager with the work anniversary announcement. For example, you can set up an email to be sent to the HR team's email alias one week (`anniversary=today-7`) before the employee's anniversary. You can use ChartHop's Carrot language in custom filters. [Learn more.](https://docs.charthop.com/carrot-reference) ::Image[]{alt="Customize anniversary announcements" src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/CXAjUAezd9VEEVQBIYmdw/3hbFF_C4dfLojh7OEWPGC_anniversary-example.png" size="50" width="772" height="869" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} Separate announcements are sent for each employee's work anniversary according to the parameters you set. You can edit the default template. Here's how the default template looks in Slack: ![Default template that you can edit](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/CXAjUAezd9VEEVQBIYmdw/RcVBWSxau1rhHFk1-XZrb_work-anniversary-example-slack.png) To configure anniversary announcements: 1. From the left sidebar, select **People Ops Tools**. 2. From the sub-menu, select **Automated** **Actions**. 3. Select Edit from the row menu (⋮) on the left side of the Work Anniversary announcements row. 4. In the Edit dialog, use the **Text **field to customize the information included in the announcement. 5. Choose from the following options to customize how you want the announcements sent: - To use Slack, select **Chat Channel **and then enter the name of the Slack channel where you want to send the announcements. Be sure that the channel name starts with #. By default, it is set to send to the #general channel - To send to a particular email address, select **Email address** and enter the email address where you want to send the announcement. - To send to the person, select **Person**. The announcement is sent in a direct Slack message to the employee. If they are not connected to Slack, it sends an email. - To send to the person's manager, select **Person's manager**. The announcement is sent in a direct Slack message to the person's manager. If they are not connected to Slack, it sends an email. 6. Select **Save**. ### Testing anniversary announcements You can test how your anniversary announcements look and where they are sent. 1. From the left sidebar, select **People Ops Tools**. 2. From the sub-menu, select **Automated** **Actions**. 3. Select Run… from the row menu (⋮) on the left side of the Birthday announcements row. 4. In the Run action dialog, select a person to send an announcement to. This person can verify if they receive the announcement as expected. 5. Select **Run**. The announcement is sent immediately to the person you selected. ### Disabling announcements You can disable announcements at any time. 1. From the left sidebar, select **People Ops Tools**. 2. From the sub-menu, select **Automated** **Actions**. 3. Move the slider in the **Active** column to the grayed out position. ::Image[]{alt="Disable an announcement action" src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/CXAjUAezd9VEEVQBIYmdw/44h8230JyC4b6uza3iRv__anniversary-disable.png" size="50" width="736" height="342" position="flex-start" showCaption="false"} :::hint{type="info"} [Packages](https://www.charthop.com/pricing/)**: **Basic | **Headcount Planning** | **Compensation Reviews** | **Performance** | **Engagement** ::: :::hint{type="info"} [Roles](https://docs.charthop.com/user-roles-and-permissions): Technical owner | Owner :::