Bring research feedback into one review
Check collaborator comments across the Drive files you specify and see which questions need attention.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
List Comments
Tool to list all comments for a file in google drive. use when you need to retrieve comments associated with a specific file.
Why this helps
Feedback spread across research documents can be easy to overlook when returning to a project after a break.
- Surface feedback on supplied research files in one review.
- Make collaborator questions easier to follow up.
- Reduce the need to open files one by one.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Are.na and Google Drive in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named for reviewing research comments.
- 3Tell Notis to list comments on the Drive file ids supplied for each run and summarize unresolved feedback and questions.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one or more files that have comments and check the summary against them.
Questions about this workflow
Will the workflow find commented files from Are.na?
No. Provide the Drive file ids to review; Are.na triggers are not available here.
Can it resolve comments after summarizing them?
This workflow lists comments only. It does not change or resolve them.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Are.na to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Are.na 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.
Are.na and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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