Turn document guides into Canvas course pages
Make a prepared guide available in its course without copying and pasting the content into a new page yourself.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create a page for a course
Creates a wiki page in a Canvas course.
Why this helps
Guides produced through document workflows often need a second round of manual formatting and posting before learners can find them.
- Reduce manual transfer of guide content into course pages.
- Keep page creation connected to the workflow that prepared the guide.
- Use the supplied course and content context in one request.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect ActiveMerge and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation from any channel or in Automations, New Automation.
- 3Tell Notis to create a Canvas course page from the title and body in each request.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real guide request and review the resulting page.
Questions about this workflow
Does this publish the page?
The action supports publication settings. State the intended page status in your instruction and provide the needed content in the request.
Can it make the page the course front page?
The action supports front-page designation, which also requires publication. Include that intent only when the page should be published as the front page.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link ActiveMerge to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
ActiveMerge 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
Cancels quiz report generation or removes a previously generated report.
Create appointment group
Creates an appointment group with schedulable time slots.
Add conversation message
Adds a follow-up message to an existing conversation.
Create an assignment
Creates an assignment in a Canvas course.
Add course to favorites
Adds a course to the current user’s favorites; no change occurs if it is already saved.
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust dates for selected students, a group, or a course section.
Add group to favorites
Adds a group to the current user’s favorites; no change occurs if it is already saved.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
ActiveMerge and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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