Provision infrastructure after request details are ready
Requests often become actionable only after a follow-up. Let Notis review task updates and act when the droplet requirements are finally clear.
Trigger
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Action
Create New Droplet
Tool to create a new droplet. use when you need to provision a vm with name, region, size, and image.
Why this helps
A server request can stall after someone fills in missing details because nobody remembers to return to it.
- Bring incomplete requests back into view when they change
- Avoid repeatedly checking tasks for newly supplied details
- Keep provisioning outcomes tied to project work
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and DigitalOcean once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to review updated infrastructure requests, create a droplet only when name, region, size, and image are specified, and report missing details or the result.
- 4Choose the Asana Task Updated trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real request that has been updated with complete droplet details.
Questions about this workflow
What should cause this automation to act?
Specify the task context or wording that identifies a droplet request, and instruct Notis to proceed only when all required details are present.
Can it fill in a region or image based on the company default?
Only if you include that default in the instruction. Otherwise, Notis should surface the missing choice for you.
How is this different from a new task trigger?
It is designed for requests that become actionable after someone updates an existing Asana task.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Digital ocean. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
Digital ocean actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Custom Image
Tool to create a new custom image by providing a url to a linux vm image. use when you need to import a vm image into digitalocean after specifying name, url, distribution, and region.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Database Cluster
Tool to create a new managed database cluster. use when you need to provision a database cluster with name, engine, version, region, size, and number of nodes.
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Create New Block Storage Volume
Tool to create a new block storage volume. use when you need to provision persistent block storage after confirming the target region supports volumes. example: "create a 100 gib ext4 backup volume named 'db-backup' in nyc1."
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Create New Domain
Tool to create a new domain. use when you have the domain name and optionally an ip address to assign an a record.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Create Domain Record
Tool to create a new dns record for a domain. use after confirming domain exists and record specifics.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Create New Droplet
Tool to create a new droplet. use when you need to provision a vm with name, region, size, and image.
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 New Firewall
Tool to create a new firewall. use when you need to define a firewall name and custom rules (requires at least one inbound and one outbound rule).
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Create New Kubernetes Cluster
Tool to create a new kubernetes cluster. use when you have finalized the cluster name, region, version, and at least one node pool. confirm region supports kubernetes clusters before use.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Asana and Digital ocean, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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