Block an application after document risk review
Move a clear application risk decision into the policy that protects your work.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Add Blocked Application
Blocks an application under a policy, regardless of other allow rules.
Why this helps
A risk decision about an application can sit in document notes while access remains unchanged in DNSFilter.
- Connects an explicit application risk decision to a DNSFilter block.
- Keeps the application and policy target explicit.
- Creates a regular review checkpoint without requiring manual tool switching.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Affinda and DNSFilter once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name and prompt.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to add a named application to the specified policy block list only when Affinda records an explicit block decision.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real review that names the application and policy.
Questions about this workflow
Can the workflow decide an application is risky from context alone?
The block action should run only when the Affinda review explicitly calls for blocking. If the decision is absent, report that it needs review.
Does the application block override other rules?
The action adds the application to the policy block list, where it is blocked regardless of other allow rules.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Affinda to Dnsfilter. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Affinda triggers
Dnsfilter actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create IP Address
Adds an IP address to a network for filtering policies.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add Allowed Application
Allows an application through a policy, regardless of other blocking rules.
Get Application Category
Retrieves details about an application category.
Add Allowlist Domains to Policies
Adds domains to the allow lists of multiple policies, bypassing their filtering rules.
Get Billing Information
Retrieves billing records for an organization, including amounts and billing periods.
Add Blacklist Category To Policy
Adds a content category to a policy’s block list without changing other settings.
Get Category
Retrieves basic information about a category.
Add Blacklist Domain To Policy
Blocks a domain for users covered by a policy.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Affinda and Dnsfilter, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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