Log Task Creation Time to Assess Urgency
New task lands in Asana at 4:47pm on a Friday. Notis captures that timestamp so you can later assess how much time you actually had to complete it.
Trigger
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Action
Get current date and time
Gets the current date and time, allowing for a specific timezone offset.
Why this helps
You lose track of when urgent work arrived versus when you first saw it. Days later, you can't tell if a missed deadline was due to false urgency or genuine time pressure.
- Build an audit trail of when work actually arrived
- Distinguish between real and false urgency
- Use actual timings to set realistic deadlines
- Improve your understanding of task volume and arrival patterns
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect both integrations to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: 'When a new task is created in Asana, capture the current date and time and log it.'
- 3Specify which Asana projects to monitor.
- 4Choose where to store the timestamp (calendar note, task description, or external log).
- 5Test by creating a new task and verifying the timestamp is captured.
Questions about this workflow
Why capture the time if Asana already logs task creation?
Asana logs it in Asana's timezone; this gives you the timestamp in your local timezone and integrates it with your calendar workflow.
Can I use this data to calculate deadline pressure?
Yes. You can create additional automations that use the creation time and due date to assess how much lead time you had.
Is the timestamp stored on the calendar event?
It can be, or in a separate log. Tell Notis how you want it stored and retrieved.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
Google Calendar actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
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.
Delete event
Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Create a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
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Asana and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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