Discover the tables in reporting spreadsheets
Get a structural view of the data tables your reporting sheet contains.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
List Tables in Spreadsheet
This action is used to list all tables in a google spreadsheet, call this action to get the list of tables in a spreadsheet. discover all tables in a google spreadsheet by analyzing sheet structure and detecting data patterns. uses heuristic analysis to find header rows, data boundaries, and table structures.
Why this helps
It can take time to find where tables begin and end in a spreadsheet built up over many edits.
- Discover tables based on sheet structure
- See detected data patterns during a regular review
- Reduce manual inspection before reporting work
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Backendless and Google Sheets once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name the table inventory.
- 3Tell Notis to list the detected tables in the specified reporting spreadsheet.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and select a report channel.
- 5Test with one real spreadsheet and review the detected tables.
Questions about this workflow
Does this return table contents?
It discovers tables by analyzing spreadsheet structure and data patterns. Use a query action separately when you need selected table data.
What spreadsheet should it inspect?
Specify a reporting spreadsheet whose structure you want to review.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Backendless to Google Sheets. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Backendless triggers
Google Sheets actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Aggregate Column Data
Searches for rows where a specific column matches a value and performs mathematical operations on data from another column.
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.
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.
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.
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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