Keep an eye on important document revisions
Get a scheduled view of version history for the files where changes need closer attention.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
List File Revisions
Tool to list a file's revisions. use when you need to retrieve the revision history of a specific file in google drive.
Why this helps
Important edits can be difficult to reconstruct when version history is checked only after a problem appears.
- Make version changes easier to inspect.
- Reduce time searching through revision history.
- Keep a review record for important files.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect ActiveMerge and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create a new automation in Automations and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis: For the specified important Drive files, list available revisions and summarize their dates and details for review.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule, select where run reports should go, and test on one real file.
- 5Review the report and confirm the selected files and revision details are useful.
Questions about this workflow
Can it compare the contents of revisions?
This action lists revision metadata. Content comparison requires the file content or revision details to be available separately.
Which files will it review?
Specify the files or provide a clear way to identify them from available information.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link ActiveMerge to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
ActiveMerge triggers
Google Drive actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Copy file
Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
Create Comment
Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.
Create Shared Drive
Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.
Create File or Folder
Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).
Create a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
Create a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
Create Reply
Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
ActiveMerge and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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