See the contents of an important folder in a routine report
Bring a storage folder into your regular review so new or missing items get noticed sooner.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Directory Listing
List files and directories in storage.
Why this helps
Files and folders can change without a clear signal to the people who depend on them.
- Review current folder contents without manual browsing.
- Make unexpected additions or absences easier to notice.
- Send a concise directory summary to a routine report channel.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Backendless once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named Scheduled storage directory review.
- 3Tell Notis to list the specified Backendless directory and summarize the current contents, including subdirectories if useful.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one known directory and review the summary.
Questions about this workflow
Does the workflow compare with a prior listing?
It retrieves the current listing. A comparison needs a prior listing or baseline available to Notis.
Can it inspect nested folders?
Specify whether subdirectories should be included in the requested listing.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Abstract to Backendless. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Abstract triggers
Backendless actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Copy File
Copy a file or directory in file storage.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Directory
Create a directory in file storage.
Create Backendless Hive
Create a Hive.
Create Backendless Timer
Create a timer for scheduled server-side tasks.
Delete Directory
Delete a directory from file storage.
Delete File
Permanently delete a file from storage; this cannot be undone.
Delete Backendless Timer
Immediately and permanently delete a timer, stopping scheduled runs; this cannot be undone.
Directory Listing
List files and directories in storage.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Abstract and Backendless, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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