Refresh Jira course issues with current Blackboard context
Keep active course issues useful by bringing current Blackboard context into their details.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Edit Issue
Updates an existing jira issue with field values and operations. supports direct field parameters (summary, description, assignee, priority, etc.) that are merged with the fields parameter. direct parameters take precedence.
Why this helps
Long-running tickets can lose the course context needed for a quick, informed decision.
- Keep issue context current from available course information.
- Reduce manual ticket maintenance.
- Help owners resume work without repeating discovery.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Blackboard and Jira once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or describe it to Notis from any channel.
- 3Ask Notis to update identified Jira course issues with relevant current Blackboard context while preserving unrelated issue details.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real course issue and inspect the updated fields.
Questions about this workflow
Which issues will be updated?
Specify how to identify the relevant issues, such as including their Jira keys in the available course context.
Can Notis preserve existing details?
Instruct it to update only the relevant context and preserve unrelated fields. Review the first run to confirm the behavior.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Blackboard to Jira. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Blackboard triggers
Jira actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Attachment
Uploads and attaches a file to a jira issue.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add Comment
Adds a comment using atlassian document format (adf) for rich text to an existing jira issue.
Add Watcher to Issue
Adds a user to an issue's watcher list by account id.
Assign Issue
Assigns a jira issue to a user, default assignee, or unassigns; supports email/name lookup.
Bulk Create Issues
Creates multiple jira issues (up to 50 per call) with full feature support including markdown, assignee resolution, and priority handling.
Create Issue
Creates a new jira issue (e.g., bug, task, story) in a specified project.
Link Issues
Links two jira issues using a specified link type with optional comment.
Create Project
Creates a new jira project with required lead, template, and type configuration.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Blackboard and Jira, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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