Skip to content
Notis

Auto-Adjust Permissions as Tasks Progress

Task moves to Review? Notis automatically grants the review team edit access to the Drive file. Task moves to Done? Permissions shift to view-only for archival. Smart, automatic permission management.

Trigger

Task Updated

Triggers when a task is updated in a project.

Action

Update Permission

Tool to update a permission with patch semantics. use when you need to modify an existing permission for a file or shared drive.

Why this helps

Neurodivergent founders often manually adjust file permissions, forget to do it, or grant access too early or too late. Over-sharing or under-sharing creates bottlenecks or security issues.

  • Stakeholders get access exactly when they need it
  • No manual permission management
  • Reduces over-sharing and bottlenecks

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Asana and Google Drive to Notis.
  • 2Create the automation: tell Notis 'When an Asana task moves to Review, grant [review-team-email] edit access. When it moves to Done, change it to view-only.'
  • 3Select 'Task Moved to Section' as the trigger.
  • 4Choose your notification channel.
  • 5Test by moving an Asana task through different sections and verifying permissions update in Drive.

Questions about this workflow

Can different task types have different permission rules?

Yes. Tell Notis 'Design tasks grant Design team access, Finance tasks grant Finance team access' based on project or tag.

What permission levels are supported?

Viewer (read-only), Commenter (read and comment), Editor (full edit). Specify which in your prompt.

What if someone already has access?

Notis will update their permission level or leave it if it's already adequate. Specify: 'Upgrade to edit if they're currently view-only.'

Can I revoke access automatically?

Yes, if needed. Include: 'When task moves to Done, remove access for external stakeholders but keep internal team.'

What about shared drives vs. personal files?

Both are supported. Notis handles both shared drives and personal Drive files.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Asana triggers

Google Drive actions

Attachment Added to Task

Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.

TriggerInstant

Add file sharing preference

Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.

ActionInstant

New Comment on Task

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

TriggerInstant

Copy file

Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.

ActionInstant

New Task Created

Triggers when a new task is created in a project.

TriggerInstant

Create Comment

Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.

ActionInstant

Task Moved to Section

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

TriggerInstant

Create Shared Drive

Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.

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

Create File or Folder

Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).

ActionInstant

Task Updated

Triggers when a task is updated in a project.

TriggerInstant

Create a File from Text

Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.

ActionInstant

Create a folder

Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.

ActionInstant

Create Reply

Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Not just Asana and Google Drive. Any combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Save your first hour today.

7 days free trial with 20$ free usage included.
No card. Works with personal or business Google Drive.