Keep parsed attendance dates up to date in Canvas
Move attendance dates from parsed records into Canvas on a routine, with clear exceptions surfaced for review.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Add last attended date
Records or updates the last date a student attended a course.
Why this helps
Attendance details in documents can be overlooked when recording the last attended date requires a separate manual Canvas update.
- Reduce manual attendance date entry
- Keep last-attended records in Canvas current
- Surface unclear enrollment matches for review
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Airparser and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis from any channel.
- 3Describe which parsed attendance records should update a student's last attended date and how to identify the enrollment.
- 4Pick a recurring Notis schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real attendance record and verify the Canvas enrollment update.
Questions about this workflow
What does the Canvas action update?
It adds or updates the last attended date for a student enrollment in a course.
Can this handle a record with an unclear student or course?
Tell Notis to flag unclear matches for review and update only when the enrollment is identified confidently.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Airparser to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Airparser 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.
Airparser and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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