Make recurring document reviews easier to assign
Turn a recurring review task and supplied document context into a Canvas assignment with clear instructions.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create an assignment
Creates an assignment in a Canvas course.
Why this helps
Recurring review work can be easy to postpone when someone has to rebuild the assignment instructions each time.
- Create a consistent assignment for recurring review work.
- Reduce repeated assignment setup.
- Give reviewers one place to complete and track the task.
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 create a Canvas assignment using the supplied document context and review instructions.
- 4Choose the recurring schedule trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real review task and confirm the assignment details.
Questions about this workflow
Will it create a new assignment every time it runs?
The listed action creates an assignment. Use a schedule that matches your intended cadence and review each run report.
Does it pull documents from Affinda?
Not by itself. Provide document context to Notis or include it in the prompt context for the scheduled run.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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