Know what your Census variables mean
Keep variable labels, concepts, data types, and valid-value details available for the Census measures behind your research.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get Variable Details
Retrieves metadata and valid values for a dataset variable.
Why this helps
Census abbreviations can be hard to interpret later, making it easy to lose track of what a measure represents.
- Retrieve definitions and metadata for a specified variable.
- Keep research measures easier to interpret over time.
- Surface valid values and attribute information when available.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Notis to Census bureau once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Describe the dataset, year, and variable whose metadata you want recorded in each report.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real Census variable and verify the label and concept match your intended measure.
Questions about this workflow
Will this discover every variable in a dataset?
No. This action retrieves metadata for a specific variable. Use it when you know the variable you want to inspect.
Why schedule a metadata check?
A recurring reference can keep definitions near ongoing research. Choose a cadence that matches how often you review your data definitions.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Adtraction to Census bureau. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Adtraction triggers
Census bureau actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Adtraction and Census bureau, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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