Keep relevant Census table groups easy to find
Find the table groups that could organize repeated Census research prompted by your documents.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get Dataset Groups
Lists table groups available in a Census dataset and year.
Why this helps
Starting each data query by rediscovering Census table groups adds friction to recurring research.
- List available table groups for a specified dataset and vintage.
- Connect table descriptions to recurring research themes you provide.
- Prepare for a later query without inventing variables or findings.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Affinda and Census bureau once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis the outcome in plain language.
- 3Ask Notis to list table groups for your specified Census dataset and vintage and summarize those relevant to your research themes.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one dataset and confirm the group descriptions are useful.
Questions about this workflow
Does this retrieve all variables in a table?
No. It retrieves table groups. Querying group variables requires a separate data action.
Can it work without a dataset and vintage?
Provide both in the instruction or have Notis flag the missing inputs.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Affinda to Census bureau. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Affinda 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.
Affinda and Census bureau, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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