Check phone numbers before ODK-compatible CommCare submission
Verify a contact number before sending the compatible form data into CommCare.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Submit Form ODK Compatible
Submit form data using an ODK-compatible endpoint.
Why this helps
An incorrect number can make it harder to reconnect with a person after their form is submitted.
- Check a phone number before submitting ODK-compatible form data.
- Reduce contact errors in submitted records.
- Keep the validation and submission steps together.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Abstract and CommCare once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis what you want from any channel.
- 3Describe that Notis should verify the supplied phone with Abstract and submit the provided ODK-compatible form data only when verification succeeds.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real example and a unique instanceID in the properly formatted XML.
Questions about this workflow
What is required for the ODK-compatible submission?
Provide properly formatted XML with metadata that includes a unique instanceID.
Does verification alter the form data?
The phone check determines whether the submission should proceed; provide the form data you want CommCare to receive.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Abstract to CommCare. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Abstract triggers
CommCare actions
Recurring trigger
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Webhook trigger
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List Reports
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Single Sign On
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Submit Form ODK Compatible
Submit form data using an ODK-compatible endpoint.
Submit Form to Application
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Abstract and CommCare, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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