Create a shared 7shifts operations dashboard
Give your team one place to see the operating signals that matter.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create Dashboard
Create a dashboard in datadog. dashboards provide customizable visualizations for monitoring your infrastructure, applications, and business metrics in a unified view.
Why this helps
Important labor and operating indicators are split across tools and reviewed manually.
- Centralize defined operating signals
- Reduce context switching during reviews
- Create a repeatable dashboard starting point
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 7shifts and Datadog in the Notis portal once.
- 2Create an automation for the operations dashboard.
- 3Tell Notis which 7shifts signals and Datadog data sources the dashboard should include, plus the requested layout or widgets.
- 4Choose the Notis webhook trigger and send a payload containing the approved signal definitions.
- 5Select a report channel, test with one real request, and inspect the dashboard in Datadog.
Questions about this workflow
Will Notis invent dashboard widgets?
It should use the signals and layout you describe; missing definitions are reported for clarification.
Can the dashboard include Datadog metrics too?
Yes, when the requested metric sources are available and described in the instruction.
Does this overwrite an existing dashboard?
This workflow uses Create Dashboard. Use Update Dashboard for an existing dashboard.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 7shifts to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
7shifts triggers
Datadog actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Dashboard
Create a dashboard in datadog. dashboards provide customizable visualizations for monitoring your infrastructure, applications, and business metrics in a unified view.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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Create Webhook
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Delete Dashboard
Delete a dashboard in datadog. permanently removes a dashboard from your organization. this action cannot be undone. use with caution.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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