Open the right Canvas discussion when Asana work moves forward
A task entering a planning section can be the cue to prepare a discussion topic in the matching Canvas course.
Trigger
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Action
Create discussion topic
Creates a new discussion topic in a specified canvas course, allowing comprehensive configuration of its content, type, publication settings, engagement features, and associations.
Why this helps
A planned course conversation can stall between project tracking and the LMS, leaving students without a timely place to participate.
- Prepare a discussion when planning reaches the right stage
- Keep course discussions connected to project progress
- Cut down on switching between planning and Canvas
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis what you want from any channel.
- 3Describe in one instruction which moved tasks should create a discussion topic, and what course and topic content to use.
- 4Pick Asana's Task Moved to Section trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real task movement and confirm the discussion topic in Canvas.
Questions about this workflow
Can this run only for a particular section?
The trigger is an Asana Task Moved to Section event. State the relevant section and handling rule in your instruction; Notis does not ask you to build filters.
What if Canvas needs topic details that are not on the task?
Provide those details in your instruction or ensure the task event includes them. Missing course or topic information cannot be inferred reliably.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a global notification within a canvas account, ensuring `end at` is after `start at` and any specified `notification roles` are valid.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create appointment group
Creates a new appointment group in canvas for schedulable time slots within specified course or group contexts.
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust due/unlock/lock dates for an assignment in a course, targeting specific students (requires `title`), a group, or a course section; at least one target (`student ids`, `group id`, or `course section id`) is required.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Create Calendar Event
Creates a calendar event with options for recurrence (finite `rrule` series only), section-specific timings, and blackout dates within a specified context.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
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 content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Create conversation
Use to send messages in canvas by creating a new conversation or adding to an existing one; an existing conversation with the same recipients (and matching scope/filter, if specified) may be reused unless `force new` is true.
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