Protect time to prepare before a shift
Set aside a practical preparation block before work so key tasks have a place in your calendar.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Why this helps
The time needed to get ready or handle a handoff can disappear when it is not planned around the shift.
- Give preparation time a visible place on the calendar.
- Plan around shift start times you provide.
- Reduce last-minute rushing before work.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 7shifts and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal, or ask Notis from your preferred channel.
- 3Describe the prep block length and how Notis should use shift times that you supply.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real upcoming shift and confirm the event times.
Questions about this workflow
Does this automatically retrieve shift start times from 7shifts?
No 7shifts triggers are listed. Supply the upcoming shift times to the automation as input.
What does event creation require?
It needs RFC3339 UTC start and end times, with the end after the start, and write access to the calendar.
Can the prep block include an attendee?
Event creation adds the organizer as an attendee by default unless exclude organizer is set to true. Additional event details depend on the values provided.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 7shifts to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
7shifts triggers
Google Calendar actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Delete event
Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found.
Create a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
7shifts and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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