Give new Box file tasks a scheduled follow-up
Create a Backendless reminder process when a new task appears on an important Box file.
Trigger
New Task Created on File
Triggers when a new task is created on a Box file. This trigger monitors a specific Box file and fires when new tasks are detected.
Action
Create Backendless Timer
Tool to create a new timer with schedule and code. use when scheduling recurring or one-off tasks to run server-side logic after confirming parameters.
Why this helps
New document tasks can lose momentum when nobody schedules a time to revisit them.
- Create a server-side follow-up on task creation.
- Reduce reliance on remembering to revisit tasks.
- Use a consistent schedule for defined task types.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Box and Backendless once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for task follow-up.
- 3Specify the Backendless timer name, schedule, and code behavior in one instruction, including how task details should be used.
- 4Pick New Task Created on File as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real task and confirm the timer details.
Questions about this workflow
Will it infer when the follow-up should run?
Provide the schedule you want in the instruction. The Box event does not define your preferred follow-up timing.
What does the timer need?
The action creates a timer with a schedule and code. Supply those details and confirm them through a real example.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Box to Backendless. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Box triggers
Backendless actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Copy File
Tool to copy a file or directory within backendless file storage. use when duplicating files to a new location after verifying source and destination paths.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Directory
Tool to create a new directory at the specified path. use when you need to organize files under a new folder structure.
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.
Create Backendless Hive
Tool to create a new hive. use when you need to provision a new hive resource before performing hive operations. example: create a hive named 'grocerystore'.
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.
Create Backendless Timer
Tool to create a new timer with schedule and code. use when scheduling recurring or one-off tasks to run server-side logic after confirming parameters.
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.
Delete Directory
Tool to delete a directory at the specified path in backendless file storage. use when you need to remove folders after confirming the path.
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.
Delete File
Tool to delete a file at the specified path in backendless file storage. use after confirming the file's relative path and filename.
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.
Delete Backendless Timer
Tool to delete a backendless timer by name. use when you need to remove a scheduled timer after confirming its name.
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.
Directory Listing
Tool to retrieve a listing of files and directories at a given path. use when browsing or filtering file storage directories.
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