Keep weather context with your field research
A quick weather record can help explain what was happening around an in-person research session.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create Data
Creates a research data item in a project.
Why this helps
Researchers may later struggle to recall whether heat, rain, or other conditions affected a field session.
- Keep environmental context near research materials.
- Reduce the effort of reconstructing conditions later.
- Use a consistent record for a location and schedule you specify.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect AccuWeather and Dovetail once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Tell Notis to record the current AccuWeather conditions for your specified research location as a dated data item in the specified Dovetail project.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real example and confirm the recorded location and conditions.
Questions about this workflow
What location will the automation use?
Specify the research location in your instruction. Notis should use that location when requesting AccuWeather conditions.
Does this create a new Dovetail project?
No. Specify an existing project in your instruction. This workflow creates a data item there.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link AccuWeather to Dovetail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
AccuWeather triggers
Dovetail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Channel
Create a channel to organize and collect feedback.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Contact
Create a new contact.
Create Data Point
Record and classify a data point in a channel.
Create Data
Creates a research data item in a project.
Create Insight
Save a research insight, optionally linking it to a project.
Create Topic
Create a topic in a channel to organize feedback.
Create Doc
Creates a document in a project; its content is stored but not returned.
Delete Channel
Move a channel to the project trash, where it can be restored for 30 days.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
AccuWeather and Dovetail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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