Set a starting point for course file change tracking
Create a reference point for a later review of course-related Drive changes.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get Changes Start Page Token
Tool to get the starting pagetoken for listing future changes in google drive. use this when you need to track changes to files and folders.
Why this helps
Without a saved starting point, it is harder to know which file changes belong to a review period.
- Establish a reference point for future change tracking.
- Make recurring course file reviews easier to define.
- Reduce uncertainty about when a review period begins.
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, ask Notis to obtain and report a Drive changes start page token for your review process.
- 4Choose the notis_cron trigger, set when the review period should begin, and select where run reports go.
- 5Test once and record the returned token where your follow-up process can use it.
Questions about this workflow
Does this show the changes themselves?
No. This action provides a starting page token. A later change-list action needs that token to retrieve changes.
Will a scheduled token replace the previous one?
Each run may produce a new starting point. Make sure your instruction and report destination preserve the token you intend to use for the next review.
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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