Surface blockers daily before they derail your week
Every morning, Notis searches your project sheet for blocked items and pulls them to the top. Problems get unblocked before they cascade.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Look up spreadsheet row
Finds the first row in a google spreadsheet where a cell's entire content exactly matches the query string, searching within a specified a1 notation range or the first sheet by default.
Why this helps
Projects get marked blocked but nobody checks daily. By Friday, a single blocker has cascaded into delayed deliverables and team frustration.
- Catch and resolve blockers early before they cascade
- Ensure team doesn't waste time on blocked work
- Build accountability for unblocking dependencies
- Reduce project delays from hidden impediments
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Airtable (projects/tasks) and Google Sheets to Notis
- 2Create automation: 'Every morning at 8am, search my Projects sheet for items marked Blocked or At Risk, and display them at the top with a red highlight'
- 3Set trigger to 'Daily at 8:00 AM' and action to 'Look up spreadsheet row'
- 4Define your search criteria: 'Find rows where Status = Blocked OR Risk Level = High'
- 5Set up notification to alert you of any blockers found
Questions about this workflow
Can it auto-route blockers to owners for resolution?
Yes. Tell Notis to notify the item's owner or escalate to a manager if blockers aren't resolved by a certain time.
Does it just highlight or does it move rows?
It searches and returns results. You can ask Notis to also move blocked items to the top.
What counts as 'at risk'?
Define in your prompt: 'At Risk = Due within 3 days with Status not Started' or use existing risk flags in Airtable.
Can it include dependencies from other teams?
If you track cross-team dependencies in Airtable, Notis can include those in the search.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Airtable to Google Sheets. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Airtable triggers
Google Sheets actions
Base Metadata Changed
Triggers when an existing Airtable base changes its name or permission level.
Add Sheet to Spreadsheet
Adds a new sheet (worksheet) to a spreadsheet. use this tool to create a new tab within an existing google sheet, optionally specifying its title, index, size, and other properties.
Base Schema Changed
Triggers when tables, fields, or views change in an Airtable base.
Aggregate Column Data
Searches for rows where a specific column matches a value and performs mathematical operations on data from another column.
User Profile Changed
Triggers when the connected Airtable user's profile information changes.
Append Dimension
Tool to append new rows or columns to a sheet, increasing its size. use when you need to add empty rows or columns to an existing sheet.
View Created
Triggers when a new view is created in an Airtable base.
Batch get spreadsheet
Retrieves data from specified cell ranges in a google spreadsheet; ensure the spreadsheet has at least one worksheet and any explicitly referenced sheet names in ranges exist.
View Deleted
Triggers when a previously known Airtable view is deleted.
Batch update spreadsheet
Updates a specified range in a google sheet with given values, or appends them as new rows if `first cell location` is omitted; ensure the target sheet exists and the spreadsheet contains at least one worksheet.
View Metadata Changed
Triggers when an Airtable view changes its name or type.
Batch Update Values by Data Filter
Tool to update values in ranges matching data filters. use when you need to update specific data in a google sheet based on criteria rather than fixed cell ranges.
Clear Basic Filter
Tool to clear the basic filter from a sheet. use when you need to remove an existing basic filter from a specific sheet within a google spreadsheet.
Clear spreadsheet values
Clears cell content (preserving formatting and notes) from a specified a1 notation range in a google spreadsheet; the range must correspond to an existing sheet and cells.
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