Keep key Beamer update files easy to reach
Notis can collect shortcuts to relevant launch documents in one Drive reference folder without duplicating the files.
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
Useful release documents become hard to revisit when they remain spread across folders.
- Gather useful references in one place
- Avoid making duplicate copies of documents
- Make past launch context easier to reopen
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Beamer and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis from any channel.
- 3Ask Notis to find related Drive files for selected Beamer updates and create shortcuts in your named reference folder.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one update and a known reference folder.
Questions about this workflow
Are the original files moved?
No. A shortcut links to the existing file or folder from another location.
What if the reference folder name is ambiguous?
Use the folder ID or a distinctive folder name in your instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Beamer to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Beamer 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.
Beamer and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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