Turn a recurring Canvas data check into a course update
Gather one useful Canvas data category on a schedule and post a concise announcement for the course.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Fetch Data
Retrieves a selected category of Canvas data.
Why this helps
Useful course information can remain in a system view instead of reaching the people who need to see it.
- Turn a recurring data check into a visible course update.
- Reduce manual preparation of course announcements.
- Share a concise summary with course participants.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Tell Notis to fetch one Canvas data category, summarize it, and create a course announcement with the result.
- 4Choose the recurring schedule trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real data fetch and review the announcement content before using the schedule.
Questions about this workflow
Can one fetch request multiple data categories?
The Fetch Data action requires exactly one get category flag to be true. Choose one category for the scheduled update.
Will it publish the announcement?
The Canvas action creates a discussion topic and supports publication settings. Specify the intended publication behavior in your instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Affinda to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Affinda 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.
Affinda and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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