Pair incoming Box files with a quick weather check
Keep a weather check close to the documents that signal upcoming work.
Trigger
New File Added to Folder
Triggers when a new file is added to a folder in Box. This trigger monitors a specific Box folder and fires when new files are detected. Only files (not folders or web links) are monitored.
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
A schedule, plan, or field document may arrive without anyone remembering to check the latest local conditions.
- Use a new file as a prompt to check current station data.
- Reduce separate reminders during document review.
- Review recent readings before confirming weather-dependent plans.
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 review it supports.
- 3Tell Notis: When a new file is added to this Box folder, get my Ambient Weather devices and recent readings for my review of the incoming work.
- 4Pick the Box New File Added to Folder trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real file addition and review the report.
Questions about this workflow
Will every Box item trigger this workflow?
No. This trigger monitors new files in the selected folder; it does not monitor folders or web links.
Does the workflow know the file's location?
The described action retrieves the user's Ambient Weather devices with their latest data. If you need a specific station matched to a work location, include that context in your instruction or provide it separately.
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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.
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