Create a Databox data source for 7shifts locations
Give location reporting a clean home before data starts flowing.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create Data Source
Tool to create a new data source in Databox. Use when you need to create a logical container for datasets within a Databox account. Requires accountId, title, and timezone parameters.
Why this helps
Reporting becomes messy when each location's metrics are stored in ad hoc destinations.
- Organize location metrics
- Create a consistent reporting destination
- Reduce repeated setup work
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 7shifts and Databox in Notis.
- 2Create an automation describing the new Databox data source.
- 3Tell Notis to create the source with your account, title, and timezone details.
- 4Choose a schedule trigger for the approved setup window.
- 5Select a report channel and test with one real account configuration.
Questions about this workflow
What is required to create the source?
Databox requires an account ID, source title, and timezone.
Does this create datasets too?
No. It creates the logical data source only.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 7shifts to Databox. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
7shifts triggers
Databox actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Dataset
Tool to create a new dataset in Databox data source. Use when you need to initialize a dataset with a title, data source ID, and primary keys for unique record identification.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Data Source
Tool to create a new data source in Databox. Use when you need to create a logical container for datasets within a Databox account. Requires accountId, title, and timezone parameters.
Delete Dataset
Tool to delete a dataset by ID in Databox. Use when you need to permanently remove a dataset. This operation is irreversible.
Delete Data Source
Tool to delete a data source by ID in Databox. Use when you need to permanently remove a data source. This operation is irreversible and will delete all associated datasets.
Get Dataset Ingestion Status
Tool to check the status of a specific data ingestion for a dataset. Use when you need to verify whether a data ingestion was successful by providing the dataset ID and ingestion ID returned from the initial POST request.
List Accounts
Tool to retrieve all Databox accounts accessible to the authenticated user. Use to identify account IDs required for subsequent API operations like data source creation.
Push Data to Dataset (V1)
Tool to push data points to a Databox dataset using the v1 API. Use when you need to ingest data records into a specific dataset by providing the dataset ID and an array of records matching the dataset schema.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
7shifts and Databox, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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