Keep track of course file revisions
Review revision history for the Drive files you depend on and see recent version activity in a short summary.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
List File Revisions
Tool to list a file's revisions. use when you need to retrieve the revision history of a specific file in google drive.
Why this helps
It can take time to understand whether a course file changed and which version needs attention.
- Review version activity without opening revision history manually.
- Spot files with recent changes before a course session.
- Keep a simple record of the revisions you asked Notis to check.
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 file and ask Notis to summarize its listed revisions.
- 4Choose the notis_cron trigger, set its schedule, and select where run reports go.
- 5Test with one file that has revision history and review the summary.
Questions about this workflow
Does this restore an earlier revision?
No. This action lists revision metadata and the workflow summarizes it; it does not restore a version.
Can it check several course files?
The instruction needs a clear list of files or a way to identify each file for the revision lookup.
When this happens · Trigger
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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.
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