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Combine message menu and message button in slack

I want to combine message menu and message button in my slack app.This is the workflow I am trying to achieve.

1) User fires a slack slash command to display the menu. This menu will have one dropdown and three buttons. This I am able to achieve.

2) I want user to select an option from dropdown and press any of the action button.Then only the action should be triggered

Problem is that when i select any option from dropdown, it triggers the action. I do not want the action to be triggered this way. I just want the action to be triggered after clicking on the button

Solution

  • What you are asking is not possible with Slack. Clicking an option in an interactive menu will always issue an action.

    Instead I would suggest to implement the workflow in two steps. First show the buttons and then the menu (or other way around).