Keep course collaborators informed when plans change
A task update with course impact can prompt a Canvas conversation to the collaborators who need to adjust their work.
Trigger
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Action
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.
Why this helps
A planning change can be recorded in Asana while course collaborators continue working from an outdated understanding.
- Share meaningful plan changes with collaborators
- Reduce manual notifications
- Keep course coordination in 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 task updates need a conversation, which valid recipients should receive it, and what changed.
- 4Pick Asana's Task Updated trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real task update and confirm the conversation content and recipients.
Questions about this workflow
Can the action append to an existing conversation?
Yes. Canvas may reuse an existing conversation with matching recipients and scope/filter unless force new is true.
Can the instruction require a new conversation each time?
Yes. Specify force new in the instruction if each update should create a new conversation.
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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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