Check Databricks access from an Asana question
Turn a project comment into a permissions check. Notis retrieves effective Unity Catalog permissions for the named securable so the team can follow up with context.
Trigger
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Action
Get Effective Catalog Permissions
Tool to get effective permissions for a securable in Unity Catalog, including inherited permissions from parent securables. Use when you need to understand what privileges are granted to principals through direct assignments or inheritance. Returns privileges conveyed to each principal through the Unity Catalog hierarchy (metastore → catalog → schema → table/view/volume).
Why this helps
Answering a simple access question can mean hunting through Databricks permissions and then returning to the Asana discussion.
- Check direct and inherited permissions for a specified securable.
- Bring the permissions result into the run report channel.
- Reduce manual context switching during access reviews.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and Databricks once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, then New Automation, or tell Notis in plain language from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to retrieve effective Unity Catalog permissions for the securable named in the comment and summarize the result.
- 4Pick Asana's New Comment on Task trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real project comment that identifies a securable the connected account can inspect.
Questions about this workflow
Does this change access?
No. It retrieves effective permissions for review; it does not grant or revoke privileges.
What must the comment identify?
It should name the Unity Catalog securable to inspect. Databricks permissions determine which objects the connected account can access.
Does the lookup include inherited access?
Yes. The selected action retrieves effective permissions, including inherited permissions.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Databricks. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
Databricks actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
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