Track public search results for a policy topic
Keep a dated weekly note of public search findings about a topic relevant to your business.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Teams can miss relevant public updates when searches happen only after someone remembers to check.
- Create a recurring record of returned findings.
- Keep source links close to the summary.
- Make it easier to review whether follow-up is needed.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Autom and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name the policy watch.
- 3Tell Notis which public policy topic to search, how to summarize relevant results with dates and links, and to save a dated document in Drive.
- 4Pick a weekly schedule and select the run report destination.
- 5Test with one real topic and review the sources.
Questions about this workflow
Is this a legal compliance monitor?
No. It is a scheduled public web search summary. Confirm important developments with authoritative sources and qualified counsel.
Can it detect every change?
No. Coverage depends on the search results Autom returns for each run.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Autom to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Autom triggers
Google Drive actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Copy file
Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Autom and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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