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When someone in Slack mentions a colleague, the colleague needs to know who that is. User mapping is how you connect a Slack user (their Slack handle, profile, account) to an Eluu user (their Eluu identity, with their personal integrations and history).

Why it matters

A colleague can do different things for different people. Sofia drafts a follow-up email — but it should come from your address, not a teammate’s. Max checks Salesforce — but it should use your CRM access, not a colleague who’s not on the deal. Without user mapping, the colleague has to guess. With it, they know.

Auto-matching by email

Most user mappings happen automatically. Eluu compares the email address on each Slack user with the email address on each Eluu user. If they match, Eluu links them. You don’t have to do anything for this to work — when you set up the Slack connection, Eluu syncs the workspace’s users on its own. The user-mapping page shows you what’s been linked.

Manual mapping

A few people on your team might use different emails for Slack and Eluu, or sit in odd corners of your identity setup. For those:
1

Open user mapping

In Eluu’s Slack settings, click into the connection. Find the People section.
2

Find the unmapped Slack user

Anyone not mapped shows a red dot next to their name with the label Not mapped.
3

Pick their Eluu account

From the dropdown next to their row, pick the matching Eluu user. Save.

Blocking a user

If someone on Slack shouldn’t be using your colleague at all, you can block them. In the People section, find the user, click the three-dot menu next to their row, and pick Block. The colleague will ignore that user’s mentions from then on.

Unmapping

If a mapping turns out wrong (someone left, identity changed), unmap them: same three-dot menu, Unmap. Eluu no longer recognises the Slack user; the colleague will respond as if to an unknown user, but won’t have personal context.

Where to next

Channel restrictions

Pair user mapping with channel control.

Personal vs Shared connections

Why per-user identity matters for tool access.