Connect course workload to current priorities
See the assignments learners need to focus on alongside the pipeline priorities that make the work relevant.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get all assignments
Retrieves the assignments for a specific Canvas course.
Why this helps
Coursework and active priorities can compete for attention when they are reviewed in separate places.
- Bring assignment information into a focused review.
- Relate learning work to relevant priorities.
- Reduce time spent switching between course and pipeline context.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Affinity and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis to create it from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, define the course, priority context, review period, and the concise summary you want.
- 4Choose notis_cron as the trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real review and confirm the assignment data and priority context are accurate.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create or edit assignments?
No. This workflow fetches assignments for review. It does not modify them.
Can it identify overdue work?
It can only report on fields returned by Canvas and context supplied by Affinity or your prompt. Define what data is available and avoid assuming missing dates or statuses.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Affinity to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Affinity 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.
Affinity and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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