Make invoice exceptions easy to pick up
Surface the invoice details that need attention in a focused review note, so you can handle exceptions without rechecking everything.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
Why this helps
Unclear or incomplete invoice details can hide in long documents and interrupt other work later.
- Focus review time on details marked unclear or missing.
- Keep exception notes in a consistent Drive file format.
- Make it easier to resume invoice review after a pause.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Affinda and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create a new automation and name it for invoice exception review.
- 3Tell Notis to extract invoice details and save a Drive review note that calls out missing or unclear information, without guessing values.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real invoice that has a known exception and check the note.
Questions about this workflow
What counts as an exception?
Define the checks you want Notis to apply, such as a missing invoice date or unclear total. The workflow cannot infer your business rules unless you provide them.
Will this approve or pay invoices?
No. It creates a review note in Drive so a person can decide what to do next.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Affinda to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Affinda triggers
Google Drive actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Copy file
Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
Create Comment
Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.
Create Shared Drive
Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.
Create File or Folder
Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).
Create a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
Create a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
Create Reply
Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Affinda and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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