Prompt weekend coverage planning before the rush
Prepare a reusable planning message that gives managers a head start on weekend coverage.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
Why this helps
Weekend coverage planning often gets delayed until the inbox and shift schedule are already crowded.
- Provides a timely starting point for coverage planning
- Keeps the message reviewable before sending
- Can include the roles and dates you choose
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 7shifts and Gmail once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for weekend coverage planning.
- 3Tell Notis to create a Gmail draft asking the recipients you specify to review weekend coverage for the dates and roles you provide; leave it unsent.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real planning period and review the dates, roles, and recipients in the draft.
Questions about this workflow
Does the workflow know which shifts are uncovered?
Only if you supply that information or make it available in the scheduled run. The Gmail action creates a draft and does not read 7shifts schedule data.
Will the draft be sent on schedule?
No. It creates a draft for you to review and send.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 7shifts to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
7shifts triggers
Gmail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Modify email labels
Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
Delete Draft
Permanently deletes a specific gmail draft using its id; ensure the draft exists and the user has necessary permissions for the given `user id`.
Delete message
Permanently deletes a specific email message by its id from a gmail mailbox; for `user id`, use 'me' for the authenticated user or an email address to which the authenticated user has delegated access.
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
Fetch message by message ID
Fetches a specific email message by its id, provided the `message id` exists and is accessible to the authenticated `user id`.
Fetch Message by Thread ID
Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
7shifts and Gmail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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