Create DeskTime projects from a chat request
Capture a project setup request where it arrives, then let Notis create the DeskTime project and its optional first task.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create Project with Optional Task
Tool to create a new project with an optional initial task. use when you need to set up a new desktime project programmatically.
Why this helps
A project idea gets discussed in chat, but setting it up in the time tracker is easy to postpone or forget.
- Convert a project request into a DeskTime project without retyping it.
- Include an initial task when the request calls for one.
- Keep project setup close to the conversation that prompted it.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 2chat and DeskTime once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Notis and describe how a project request should create a DeskTime project, including an initial task only when requested.
- 3Choose a Notis webhook as the trigger and have your 2chat workflow send the request to it.
- 4Choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real project request and review the created project.
Questions about this workflow
Can the automation create an initial task too?
Yes. DeskTime's project creation action supports an optional initial task. Include the task in the request when one is needed.
Does the webhook create a project from any chat message?
Describe the conditions for treating a request as project setup in your Notis instruction. The trigger itself is the webhook request.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 2chat to Desktime. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
2chat triggers
Desktime actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Project with Optional Task
Tool to create a new project with an optional initial task. use when you need to set up a new desktime project programmatically.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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