Keep key application category details easy to review
Schedule a detail lookup for the category IDs your team needs to keep an eye on.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get Application Category
Retrieves details about an application category.
Why this helps
Specific category details take extra effort to find when a policy discussion starts with only an ID.
- Retrieve basic information for a specified application category.
- Keep selected category details in a recurring report.
- Reduce manual lookup during policy reviews.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Abstract and Dnsfilter once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis from any channel.
- 3Describe: retrieve basic details for the DNSFilter application category ID supplied for this review and summarize the result.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real category ID.
Questions about this workflow
Does this retrieve every application category?
No. It retrieves basic information for a specific application category ID. Use List Application Categories for the full list.
What information is needed?
Supply the application category ID that should be reviewed.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Abstract to Dnsfilter. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Abstract triggers
Dnsfilter actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Abstract and Dnsfilter, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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