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Route purchase order change approver requests from Asana

Keep PO change review requests in Asana and have Notis add the named approver to the matching Coupa change when the task is ready.

Trigger

Task Moved to Section

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

Action

Add Approver to PO Change

Tool to add an approver to a purchase order change after the current approver. Use when you need to manually add an approver to a pending PO change request in the approval chain.

Why this helps

PO change requests can be tracked in Asana while the Coupa approval chain still lacks the reviewer who needs to weigh in.

  • Use a visible task handoff to start the approver update.
  • Keep the requested reviewer and PO change context together.
  • Receive a report if the change or approver cannot be identified.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Asana and Coupa once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and enter a name and prompt.
  • 3In one instruction, ask Notis to add the explicitly named approver to the clearly identified pending Coupa PO change after the current approver.
  • 4Pick the Asana Task Moved to Section trigger for your approval-request section and choose a report channel.
  • 5Test with one real PO change task and approver.

Questions about this workflow

Does this action approve the PO change?

No. It adds an approver to the purchase order change approval chain; it does not approve the change.

What if the task does not name a position for the approver?

This Coupa action adds the approver after the current approver. If that is not the intended placement, do not run it; capture the needed instruction and review the setup.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Asana triggers

Coupa actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Abandon Invoice

Tool to abandon an invoice. Use when an invoice is invalid and needs to be abandoned. Invoice once abandoned cannot be reversed.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create Account

Tool to create a Coupa account. Use when you need to provision a new general ledger account with a specific chart-of-accounts type and code segments.

ActionInstant

Attachment Added to Task

Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.

TriggerInstant

List Accounts

Tool to list accounts from Coupa. Use when you need to retrieve account IDs and codes with optional filters and pagination.

ActionInstant

New Comment on Task

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

TriggerInstant

Get Recent Accounts

Tool to retrieve recently accessed accounts from Coupa. Use when you need to view accounts that the user has recently interacted with.

ActionInstant

New Task Created

Triggers when a new task is created in a project.

TriggerInstant

Get Account

Tool to retrieve a specific account by ID. Use when you need detailed account information including segments, type, and status.

ActionInstant

Task Moved to Section

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

TriggerInstant

Update Account

Tool to update an existing Coupa account. Use when you need to modify account information including account type, activation status, code segments, and display name.

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

List Account Types

Tool to list account types in Coupa. Use when you need account type IDs and names for account creation.

ActionInstant

Task Updated

Triggers when a task is updated in a project.

TriggerInstant

Get Account Type

Tool to retrieve a specific account type by ID. Use when you need detailed information about a chart of accounts.

ActionInstant

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