Make project folders easier to reach
Use a scheduled review of Baserow project records to create Drive shortcuts where your team can find them.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create Shortcut to File/Folder
Tool to create a shortcut to a file or folder in google drive. use when you need to link to an existing drive item from another location without duplicating it.
Why this helps
People lose time navigating Drive to locate the right project folder.
- Creates a faster route to selected project folders
- Uses project details already tracked in Baserow
- Avoids duplicating folder contents
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Baserow and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis how to identify project records, locate each Drive folder, and where to create its shortcut.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real project and check that the shortcut points to the intended folder.
Questions about this workflow
Does this copy the project folder?
No. It creates a shortcut that links to the existing Drive folder.
What if the folder cannot be identified?
Provide enough information in the Baserow record or instruction for Notis to locate the intended folder in Drive.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Baserow to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Baserow 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.
Baserow and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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