Know what is in your course folder
Get a scheduled inventory of the Drive folder you use for Blackboard course resources.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
List Files and Folders
Tool to list a user's files and folders in google drive. use this to search or browse for files and folders based on various criteria.
Why this helps
Course materials accumulate over time, and folder contents become difficult to scan at a glance.
- See a compact inventory without opening files one by one.
- Spot missing or unexpected materials during routine reviews.
- Make a repeatable folder check part of course upkeep.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Blackboard and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or describe it to Notis from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, identify the Drive folder to inventory and ask Notis to summarize its listed contents.
- 4Choose the notis_cron trigger, set its schedule, and select where run reports go.
- 5Test with one scheduled run and verify the inventory covers the intended folder.
Questions about this workflow
Can the inventory inspect the content of each file?
This action lists files and folders. To summarize file contents, the needed content must be made available through a suitable action or included in the request.
How does Notis know which folder to list?
Name the folder clearly in your instruction or provide its identifier so the search is scoped to the intended location.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Blackboard to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Blackboard 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.
Blackboard and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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