Keep planned course reminders moving
Prepare the reminder once, then let Notis process it and create the Canvas conversation on schedule.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create conversation
Sends messages by starting a Canvas conversation or adding to an existing one.
Why this helps
Routine reminders often depend on someone remembering to send the same kind of message at the right time.
- Keep planned reminders on a recurring schedule.
- Process reminder text supplied for each run.
- Create conversations with the recipients specified in the request.
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 reminder text for each run and create a Canvas conversation for the provided recipients.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real reminder and confirm the recipient list and message.
Questions about this workflow
Where do message recipients come from?
Provide the intended recipients for each run. A schedule does not identify them.
Could Canvas reuse an existing conversation?
Canvas may reuse an existing conversation with the same recipients and matching scope or filter unless the request requires a new conversation.
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.
Abort Quiz Report Generation
Create appointment group
Creates an appointment group with schedulable time slots.
Add conversation message
Create an assignment
Creates an assignment in a Canvas course.
Add course to favorites
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust dates for selected students, a group, or a course section.
Add group to favorites
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Abstract and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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