Put document context beside the approval record
Keep the note that matters with the Airtable record your team already uses to track a document workflow.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create Comment
Creates a new comment on a specific record within an airtable base and table.
Why this helps
Important instructions can get buried in messages while the approval record stays out of date.
- Keep request context attached to its record.
- Make handoffs clearer for reviewers.
- Avoid searching separate conversations for key notes.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect ActiveMerge and Airtable once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Describe in one instruction what context from the request should be added as a record comment.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real document workflow and record.
Questions about this workflow
Can it comment without an existing record?
No. The Airtable action requires a specific existing record in a base and table.
Where does the comment content come from?
Use information supplied in the webhook request. Any missing context must be provided by you.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link ActiveMerge to Airtable. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
ActiveMerge triggers
Airtable actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create base
Creates a new airtable base with specified tables and fields within a workspace; ensure field options are valid for their type.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Comment
Creates a new comment on a specific record within an airtable base and table.
Create Field
Creates a new field within a specified table in an airtable base.
Create multiple records
Creates multiple new records in a specified airtable table.
Create a record
Creates a new record in a specified airtable table; field values must conform to the table's column types.
Create table
Creates a new table within a specified existing airtable base, allowing definition of its name, description, and field structure.
Delete Comment
Deletes an existing comment from a specified record in an airtable table.
Delete multiple records
Deletes up to 10 specified records from a table within an airtable base.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
ActiveMerge and Airtable, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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