Find Census variables for recurring research questions
Keep candidate Census variables close to the business questions that keep coming up in your documents.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get Dataset Variables JSON
Retrieves all variables available in a Census dataset.
Why this helps
Repeated research starts with the same time-consuming task of finding variable codes and understanding their labels.
- Review variables for a specified dataset on a schedule.
- Surface labels and definitions relevant to supplied questions.
- Help prepare later data queries without assuming variables that were not found.
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 review variables for your specified Census dataset and summarize those relevant to the recurring questions you provide.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one dataset and confirm the returned variable choices.
Questions about this workflow
Does this identify variables without a dataset?
The action retrieves variables for a specific dataset. Supply the dataset or have Notis report that it is missing.
Does this retrieve estimate values?
No. It discovers variable definitions; a separate data retrieval action is needed for estimates.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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
Do this · Action
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