Bring overdue approval work back into view
Have Notis check approval dates and add a concise reminder to the Asana task when an approval is overdue.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create task comment
Adds a new text comment (story) to an existing asana task, appearing in its activity feed.
Why this helps
Approval work can stall when due dates live in Backendless and task owners do not see a reminder.
- Surface approvals past their due date
- Keep the prompt with the related work
- Reduce manual deadline checking
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Backendless and Asana once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis from any channel.
- 3Specify which date means an approval is overdue and how to identify its related Asana task.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real overdue approval and its task reference.
Questions about this workflow
What date is used to decide overdue?
Use a due date supplied by Backendless and specify the comparison rule in your instruction.
Will this send a reminder to someone directly?
It comments on the related Asana task. Whether that notifies people depends on the task's normal Asana activity and followers.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Backendless to Asana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Backendless triggers
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Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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