Get a scheduled answer from your incident table
Ask a focused question about your incident records and have the matching results ready on schedule.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Query Spreadsheet Table
This action is used to query a table in a google spreadsheet, call this action to query a table in a spreadsheet. execute sql-like select queries against spreadsheet tables. supports where conditions, order by, limit clauses. call this action after calling the get table schema action to query a table in a spreadsheet.
Why this helps
Finding the few relevant incidents in a growing spreadsheet takes time and attention away from follow-up.
- Retrieve records that match a useful question.
- Save repeated searches as a scheduled report.
- Use the columns and records already in your sheet.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Better Stack and Google Sheets once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis to create one from any channel.
- 3Ask Notis in one instruction to query the incident table for your chosen criteria and report the matching records.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and where run reports should go.
- 5Test with a real table and verify the returned records.
Questions about this workflow
What should I do if the incident table is not recognized?
Check that the sheet has a clear header row and a consistent table structure, then try the query again.
Can I query columns that are not in the sheet?
No. The query can only use columns and data present in the spreadsheet.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Better stack to Google Sheets. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Better stack 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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Better stack and Google Sheets, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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