Keep course discussion prompts on schedule
Give Notis the prompt plan and cadence, and let it create the requested Canvas discussions when scheduled.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create discussion topic
Creates a discussion topic in a Canvas course.
Why this helps
Recurring discussions are easy to delay when the prompt has to be found, edited, and entered manually each time.
- Keep recurring discussion preparation on a schedule.
- Process the supplied prompt text for each run.
- Reduce repeated setup work in Canvas.
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 provide a name and prompt.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to process the supplied discussion prompt for each run and create a topic in the specified existing course.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real prompt and review the topic in Canvas.
Questions about this workflow
Does the schedule create new prompt content?
No. Provide the prompt text or plan as an input. Abstract processes supplied text.
Can the discussion topic be published?
The Canvas action includes publication settings. State the desired publication behavior in the instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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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Create an assignment
Creates an assignment in a Canvas course.
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Creates an assignment override to adjust dates for selected students, a group, or a course section.
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