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Make existing account research easy to find from a project folder

Connect a useful research file to the folder where your next project or conversation is happening.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

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 context can be buried in Drive even when it already exists and does not need to be recreated.

  • Surface existing research from another useful folder.
  • Avoid duplicating the original document.
  • Keep project materials connected to relevant company context.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Bigpicture io and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis what you want from any channel.
  • 3In one instruction, ask Notis to find the specified company research file and create a shortcut to it in the existing destination folder you identify.
  • 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one known file and destination folder.

Questions about this workflow

Does the shortcut duplicate the file?

No. It links to the existing Drive item without duplicating it.

What does the automation need to locate the destination?

Identify the existing destination folder in the request or instruction; confirm it is accessible in Drive.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Bigpicture io to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Bigpicture io triggers

Google Drive actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Add file sharing preference

Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Copy file

Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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).

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Bigpicture io and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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