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Create a campaign group when a Box file signals a new audience

Keep a new audience from getting lost in a revised campaign brief by creating its group when the context is explicit.

Trigger

File Metadata Changed

Triggers when a file's metadata or properties change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when changes are detected in key fields like name, description, size, modification time, parent folder, or status.

Action

Create a New Group

Tool to create a new group in ActiveTrail. Use when you need to add a new group to organize and segment contacts.

Why this helps

A new campaign audience can be described in a file long before anyone creates the corresponding place to organize it.

  • Create an audience container from a clear campaign brief change.
  • Reduce setup lag between planning and contact organization.
  • Review reports if the file does not clearly name a distinct audience.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Box and ActiveTrail once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation by telling Notis the outcome in plain language, in any channel or under Automations, New Automation.
  • 3In one instruction, explain which file changes indicate a new audience and how its group name should be determined from the file context.
  • 4Pick the Box File Metadata Changed trigger, then choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real file change and confirm the resulting group name.

Questions about this workflow

Does this add contacts to the new group?

No. This action creates the group only. Adding group members requires a separate action and identified contacts.

Can every file rename create a group?

Your instruction should describe the meaningful change that signals a distinct audience. A routine rename alone may not be enough.

When this happens · Trigger

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Box to ActiveTrail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Box triggers

ActiveTrail actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Add Group Member

Tool to add a member to a group in ActiveTrail. Use when you need to add a contact to a specific group with their email and optional contact details.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get Contact Growth

Tool to retrieve executive report on contact growth showing daily active and inactive contact growth. Use when you need to measure the increase in amount of contacts over a date range.

ActionInstant

Collaboration Details Changed

Triggers when a collaboration's details change (e.g., role, status, expiration). This trigger monitors a specific collaboration and detects when any meaningful field changes, such as role, status, expiration date, access type, or acknowledgment status.

TriggerPolling

Create or Update Group Member

Tool to create or update a member in a group. Use when you need to add a new contact to a specific group or update an existing member's details. The API will not return errors if the address is already in the group.

ActionInstant

Comment Changed

Triggers when a comment's content or details change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box comment and detects when any meaningful field changes, such as message text edits, tagged message changes, or modification timestamp updates.

TriggerPolling

Create a New Group

Tool to create a new group in ActiveTrail. Use when you need to add a new group to organize and segment contacts.

ActionInstant

New File Comment Added

Triggers when a new comment is added to a file in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when new comments are detected.

TriggerPolling

Create Contact

Tool to create a new contact in ActiveTrail. Use when you need to add a new contact to the system. Note: Newly created contacts won't be linked to any group, making email/SMS delivery impossible until assigned to a group. Either email or sms must be provided.

ActionInstant

File Metadata Changed

Triggers when a file's metadata or properties change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when changes are detected in key fields like name, description, size, modification time, parent folder, or status.

TriggerPolling

Create Content Category

Tool to create a new content category in ActiveTrail account. Use when you need to add a new category for organizing campaigns and templates.

ActionInstant

File Shared Link Changed

Triggers when a file's shared link settings change in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file's shared link and fires when changes are detected in the shared link configuration, such as access level, permissions, password protection, expiration date, or vanity URL.

TriggerPolling

Create New Mailing List

Tool to create a new mailing list in ActiveTrail. Use when you need to add a new mailing list to organize and manage contacts.

ActionInstant

New File Version Uploaded

Triggers when a new file version is uploaded to a file in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when new versions are detected.

TriggerPolling

Create Order

Tool to create new orders in ActiveTrail commerce system. Use when you need to add order records with customer information, products, and transaction details. Accepts an array of order objects for batch creation.

ActionInstant

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