Give document projects a shared Slack home
When a document project needs a dedicated place for coordination, let its ActiveMerge update start a Notis workflow that creates a Slack channel.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create channel
Initiates a public or private channel-based conversation
Why this helps
Project coordination gets scattered when a document effort has no clear place for questions, reviews, and updates.
- Give selected document projects a shared conversation space.
- Start channel creation from a real project update.
- Keep naming and access rules under your control.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect ActiveMerge and Slack once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis the outcome you want.
- 3Specify which project updates should create a channel and the naming and privacy rules Notis should follow.
- 4Choose notis_webhook and configure ActiveMerge to send the project details to the generated webhook URL.
- 5Choose a report channel and test with one real project update.
Questions about this workflow
Will Notis decide the channel name and privacy?
State your naming and privacy rules in your instruction. Slack channel creation can have workspace-specific requirements, and the workflow should use only details available in the webhook or your instruction.
Can this start from an ActiveMerge app event?
No ActiveMerge trigger event is listed. This package uses a Notis webhook that ActiveMerge must call.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link ActiveMerge to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
ActiveMerge triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
ActiveMerge and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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