Start shared work with a weather check
When a collaborator joins a work folder, bring current conditions into the kickoff.
Trigger
New Folder Collaboration Created
Triggers when a new collaboration is created on a specific folder in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box folder and fires when new collaborations are detected.
Action
Get Devices
Tool to retrieve a list of user's ambient weather devices with their most recent data. use when you need to list your stations and view their latest readings.
Why this helps
New collaborators may start weather-dependent work without seeing a current conditions check.
- Use a collaboration event as a kickoff reminder.
- Make current readings easier to include in shared planning.
- Reduce missed weather checks as people join a project.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Box and Ambient Weather once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for the shared work kickoff.
- 3Tell Notis: When a new collaboration is created on this Box folder, retrieve my Ambient Weather devices and latest readings for the shared work kickoff review.
- 4Pick the Box New Folder Collaboration Created trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real collaboration and review the report.
Questions about this workflow
Does the workflow send the readings to the new collaborator?
The selected action retrieves device readings. Choose a suitable run report destination and share findings through your normal process.
Can it tailor the check to a collaborator's location?
Only if that location or station context is available or supplied in your instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Box to Ambient weather. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Box triggers
Ambient weather actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Devices
Tool to retrieve a list of user's ambient weather devices with their most recent data. use when you need to list your stations and view their latest readings.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Box and Ambient weather, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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