Keep pending caption approvals from stalling
Turn pending Amara caption approvals into clear Slack reminders when the project includes an owner and useful timing information.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create a reminder
Creates a slack reminder with specified text and time; time accepts unix timestamps, seconds from now, or natural language (e.g., 'in 15 minutes', 'every thursday at 2pm').
Why this helps
Approvals stall when nobody knows who should review next or when to follow up.
- Surface pending approvals during a scheduled check.
- Use available owner and due date details to make reminders actionable.
- Reduce manual status checks and follow-up tracking.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Amara and Slack once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation in Notis and name it for pending caption approvals.
- 3Tell Notis to find pending caption approvals in Amara and create Slack reminders using available owner and due date details.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real pending approval and confirm the reminder has enough context.
Questions about this workflow
What if an approval has no owner or due date?
The reminder can only use details available in Amara. Provide a fallback rule in the instruction if missing owners or dates should be handled.
Will this assign an approval in Amara?
No. The Slack action creates a reminder; it does not change the Amara approval.
Can the reminder target the person responsible?
Use owner information from Amara when available and accepted by the Slack reminder action. Confirm this behavior with a real example during setup.
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