Turn document requests in comments into parsing work
When a teammate calls out a document in a task comment, let Notis route it for extraction.
Trigger
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Action
Create Document
Tool to upload a new document for parsing. use when you have the document file or a public url and need to extract structured data immediately.
Why this helps
A document request in a comment can be easy to miss, leaving someone to manually locate and process the file.
- Surfaces document processing requests as they happen.
- Starts extraction without a separate manual handoff.
- Keeps the triggering comment available for context.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and Affinda once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis to act only when a new comment clearly requests parsing and identifies an accessible document, then submit that document to Affinda.
- 4Pick New Comment on Task as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real comment that identifies an accessible document.
Questions about this workflow
Will every comment start document processing?
No. The prompt should require a clear parsing request and an identifiable, accessible document before submitting anything.
What if the comment only mentions a filename?
A filename alone may not provide access to the file. The prompt should ask Notis to report that the document could not be located rather than guess.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Affinda. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
Affinda actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Batch Update Annotations
Tool to update multiple annotations in one request. use when you need to modify parsed values or other fields across many annotations at once.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Collection
Tool to create a new collection. use after you have a valid workspace id and want to group documents by a specific extractor within that workspace.
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Create Document
Tool to upload a new document for parsing. use when you have the document file or a public url and need to extract structured data immediately.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Create Organization
Tool to create a new organization. use when you have a unique organization name and want to group resources under it.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Create RESTHook Subscription
Tool to create a new resthook subscription. use after confirming your webhook endpoint is ready to receive document event notifications.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Create Tag
Tool to create a new tag. use when you need to label documents in a specific workspace.
Tag Added to Task
Triggers when a tag is added to a task. Note: Asana's event structure is inverted for tag events — the resource is the task and the parent is the tag. So parent.gid gives the tag GID.
Create Validation Result
Tool to create a validation result. use when recording validation outcomes for a document after parsing.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Create Workspace
Tool to create a new workspace. use when you need to programmatically create a workspace container within an organization.
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