Prepare before documents expire
When a document has an expiry date, schedule a preparation block early enough to review renewal or replacement steps.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Why this helps
Expiry dates are easy to miss when they live in files instead of the calendar.
- Put a preparation step before the supplied expiry date.
- Keep the document name and link with the calendar block.
- Create time to decide what should happen next.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect ActiveMerge and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to create a preparation event using the document expiry date and reference supplied by the webhook.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real document expiry date.
Questions about this workflow
Does this renew or replace the document?
No. It schedules preparation time for a person to review the next step.
How early will the reminder be?
Choose the preparation timing in your instruction and provide enough date context for Notis to schedule it.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link ActiveMerge to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
ActiveMerge triggers
Google Calendar actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Delete event
Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found.
Create a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
ActiveMerge and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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