Put planned Canvas account notifications on schedule
Have Notis process the notice you prepared and create the account notification at the planned time.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create account notification
Creates a notification for the Canvas account.
Why this helps
Important notices can slip when someone must remember to re-enter the text and audience details at the right time.
- Schedule routine notice creation from a supplied plan.
- Process announcement text before creating the notification.
- Use explicit audience roles and timing for each run.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Abstract and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name and prompt.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to process the supplied announcement for each run and create the Canvas account notification with the provided start, end, and valid roles.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real notice and confirm the end time follows the start time.
Questions about this workflow
Does the recurring trigger set the notification's start time?
The schedule starts the automation. Include the notification start and end times in the input for each run.
What if the audience roles are invalid?
Canvas requires valid notification roles. Supply the intended roles and check the run report if creation fails.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Abstract to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Abstract triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a notification for the Canvas account.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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