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Prepare only the PDF pages needed for review

Move a task into review and get a focused PDF excerpt when its source file and page range are clear.

Trigger

Task Moved to Section

Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.

Action

Extract PDF Pages

Tool to extract specific pages from a pdf document. use when you need only certain pages from a larger pdf file.

Why this helps

Reviewers lose time digging through long PDFs to find the few pages relevant to a decision.

  • Put the relevant pages in front of reviewers.
  • Cut time spent navigating long documents.
  • Keep review prep connected to the task stage.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Asana and Api2pdf once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and enter a name, prompt, report channel, and trigger.
  • 3Tell Notis to extract only page indices and a PDF URL supplied in the task context, and skip if either is missing.
  • 4Pick Asana's Task Moved to Section trigger and choose a report destination.
  • 5Test with one real task that includes a PDF URL and the required page indices.

Questions about this workflow

Can Notis decide the correct pages automatically?

Only if the task context supplies the page indices or clearly identifies them in available text. Otherwise, Notis should ask for the missing information or skip.

Does this run for every section move?

The selected event fires when a task moves to a section. Tell Notis to proceed only when the task is entering the review stage you intend.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Api2pdf. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Asana triggers

Api2pdf actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Add Header Footer

Tool to add headers and footers to a pdf document. use when you need consistent page numbering, titles, or custom branding on every page.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Delete PDF

Tool to delete a previously generated pdf. use when you need to immediately remove a pdf by its response id.

ActionInstant

Attachment Added to Task

Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.

TriggerInstant

Extract PDF Pages

Tool to extract specific pages from a pdf document. use when you need only certain pages from a larger pdf file.

ActionInstant

New Comment on Task

Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.

TriggerInstant

LibreOffice PDF to HTML

Tool to convert a pdf document to html using libreoffice. use when you need html output of a pdf file (experimental; images may be excluded).

ActionInstant

New Task Created

Triggers when a new task is created in a project.

TriggerInstant

LibreOffice Thumbnail

Tool to generate a thumbnail image of a document using libreoffice. use when you need a quick visual preview of a pdf or office file's first page.

ActionInstant

Task Moved to Section

Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.

TriggerInstant

Merge PDFs

Tool to merge multiple pdf documents into a single pdf. use when you need to concatenate several pdfs on the server-side.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerInstant

Optimize PDF

Tool to optimize a pdf document to reduce file size while maintaining quality. use when you need to minimize storage or bandwidth for an existing pdf.

ActionInstant

Task Updated

Triggers when a task is updated in a project.

TriggerInstant

Reorder PDF Pages

Tool to reorder pages of a pdf document. use when you need to rearrange pages into a new order by specifying page indices.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Asana and Api2pdf, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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