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Review Cats portals when a task gets an attachment

A new task attachment can signal that a project needs a quick resource check. Have Notis retrieve Cats portal listings so the portal metadata is ready to review.

Trigger

Attachment Added to Task

Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.

Action

Get Portals

Tool to list all portals. use when you need to browse portal metadata with pagination after authentication.

Why this helps

Switching from a task to a separate cat-resource search can interrupt project work and leave a useful lookup until later.

  • Bring Cats portal listings into the task follow-up moment.
  • Reduce manual context switching between Asana and Cats.
  • Keep the lookup tied to the event that prompted it.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Asana and Cats once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name and prompt.
  • 3Tell Notis to retrieve Cats portal listings when an Asana task attachment is added.
  • 4Pick the Attachment Added to Task trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real attachment event and review the run report.

Questions about this workflow

What does this automation retrieve?

It uses the Cats Get Portals action to list portal metadata. The action supports pagination after authentication.

Does it inspect the attachment itself?

The listed Asana event confirms an attachment was added to a task. The Cats action retrieves portal listings; this pairing does not establish that attachment contents are analyzed.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Asana triggers

Cats actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Get Portals

Tool to list all portals. use when you need to browse portal metadata with pagination after authentication.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Attachment Added to Task

Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.

TriggerInstant

New Comment on Task

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

TriggerInstant

New Task Created

Triggers when a new task is created in a project.

TriggerInstant

Task Moved to Section

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

TriggerInstant

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

Task Updated

Triggers when a task is updated in a project.

TriggerInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

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