Give each shift planning request a time reference
When a rota question arrives, attach the current date and time so everyone can see when the request was made.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Get current date and time
Gets the current date and time, allowing for a specific timezone offset.
Why this helps
Shift notes and requests can lose context when people cannot tell when they were sent or reviewed.
- Give incoming planning requests a consistent time reference.
- Make follow-up notes easier to interpret later.
- Include a chosen timezone offset when needed.
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 describe the task to Notis from your preferred channel.
- 3Ask Notis to retrieve the current date and time and include it with the shift planning request.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real request and check the selected timezone offset.
Questions about this workflow
Does this action create a calendar event?
No. It retrieves the current date and time, optionally for a specified timezone offset.
Does it fetch the shift details from 7shifts?
No 7shifts trigger events are available here. The incoming request or another supplied input needs to contain the relevant shift details.
When is a timestamp useful?
It can help identify when an incoming request was received or reviewed, especially when a team operates across time zones.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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7shifts triggers
Google Calendar actions
Recurring trigger
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Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
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Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
Delete Calendar
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Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
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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).
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7shifts and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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