Create monthly CommCare configuration tables
Give recurring configuration work a dependable checkpoint before the next operating cycle.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create Lookup Table
Tool to create a new lookup table in a CommCare domain. Use when you need to set up reference data structures like product catalogs, price lists, or configuration tables. Requires 'Edit Apps' permission.
Why this helps
Configuration tables are often rebuilt under deadline pressure from inconsistent source files.
- Standardize recurring setup
- Reduce deadline pressure
- Keep configuration requests traceable
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 0CodeKit and CommCare in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Monthly Config Tables.
- 3Tell Notis to validate the approved configuration data and create the requested CommCare lookup table.
- 4Pick notis_cron and set a monthly schedule.
- 5Choose where run reports go and test with one configuration set.
Questions about this workflow
Can it use the previous month's table automatically?
Provide the prior table details or source data if comparison is needed.
What permission does the creator need?
CommCare requires Edit Apps permission.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 0CodeKit to CommCare. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
0CodeKit triggers
CommCare actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Lookup Table
Tool to create a new lookup table in a CommCare domain. Use when you need to set up reference data structures like product catalogs, price lists, or configuration tables. Requires 'Edit Apps' permission.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Web User Invitation
Tool to create an invitation for a new web user in CommCare. Use when you need to invite a user with specific role and permissions. Requires 'Edit Web Users & Edit Access API' permissions.
List Reports
Tool to retrieve available reports configured in a CommCare project. Use when you need to discover what reports exist before downloading report data via the Download Report Data API.
Single Sign On
Tool to validate login credentials and retrieve user profile for a mobile worker or web user. Use when you need to authenticate a user and obtain their profile information including roles, permissions, locations, and configuration details.
Submit Form to CommCare
Tool to submit an XForm to CommCare following the OpenRosa standard. Use when you need to submit form data with complete XML including required metadata fields (deviceID, timeStart, timeEnd, username, userID, instanceID).
Submit Form ODK Compatible
Tool to submit form data using ODK-compatible endpoint for Android client compatibility. Use when submitting XForm data to CommCare. Requires properly formatted XML with metadata including unique instanceID.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
0CodeKit and CommCare, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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