Log All Asana Discussion Threads to a Sheets Discussion Archive
Important decisions happen in Asana comment threads, but they're buried and unsearchable. Notis logs every discussion thread to a Sheets archive—one searchable record of your team's decisions.
Trigger
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Action
Create spreadsheet row
Inserts a new, empty row into a specified sheet of a google spreadsheet at a given index, optionally inheriting formatting from the row above.
Why this helps
Decision context lives in scattered Asana threads. Finding past decisions or understanding why something was built a certain way requires deep Asana archaeology.
- All team discussions logged to one searchable sheet
- Find past decisions without opening Asana
- Onboarding team members can see decision history
- Reduces re-discussion of settled questions
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and Google Sheets to Notis.
- 2Create a new automation: 'When a comment or discussion thread is created on an Asana task, add a row to my discussion archive sheet. Include the task name, thread topic, all comments, participants, and date.'
- 3Specify the Asana project and the Sheets sheet for your archive.
- 4Tell Notis which columns to populate (task name, date, participants, summary, full thread, etc.).
- 5Select 'New Comment on Task' as the trigger.
- 6Pick a notification channel.
- 7Test by commenting on an Asana task—a new row should appear in your archive sheet.
Questions about this workflow
Does it capture the full thread or just the first comment?
Tell Notis to capture the full thread—all replies in order. Or, just capture the first message and link to the original thread in Asana.
Can I search the archive by keywords?
Yes. Once all discussions are logged to Sheets, use Sheets' built-in search or filtering to find discussions about specific topics.
Does this create noise if there are a lot of comments?
You can filter which tasks generate archive entries. Only log discussions from high-priority tasks, project tasks, or tasks tagged 'decision' to keep your archive focused.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Google Sheets. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
Google Sheets actions
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Add Sheet to Spreadsheet
Adds a new sheet (worksheet) to a spreadsheet. use this tool to create a new tab within an existing google sheet, optionally specifying its title, index, size, and other properties.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Aggregate Column Data
Searches for rows where a specific column matches a value and performs mathematical operations on data from another column.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Append Dimension
Tool to append new rows or columns to a sheet, increasing its size. use when you need to add empty rows or columns to an existing sheet.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Batch get spreadsheet
Retrieves data from specified cell ranges in a google spreadsheet; ensure the spreadsheet has at least one worksheet and any explicitly referenced sheet names in ranges exist.
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.
Batch update spreadsheet
Updates a specified range in a google sheet with given values, or appends them as new rows if `first cell location` is omitted; ensure the target sheet exists and the spreadsheet contains at least one worksheet.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Batch Update Values by Data Filter
Tool to update values in ranges matching data filters. use when you need to update specific data in a google sheet based on criteria rather than fixed cell ranges.
Clear Basic Filter
Tool to clear the basic filter from a sheet. use when you need to remove an existing basic filter from a specific sheet within a google spreadsheet.
Clear spreadsheet values
Clears cell content (preserving formatting and notes) from a specified a1 notation range in a google spreadsheet; the range must correspond to an existing sheet and cells.
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