Keep assignment instructions aligned with the latest Box brief
A revised Box brief can prompt an update to the corresponding Canvas assignment, reducing mismatched instructions.
Trigger
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.
Action
Edit assignment
Updates an existing assignment in a canvas course (identified by `course id` and `assignment id`); only attributes explicitly provided in the request are modified.
Why this helps
Students can follow outdated assignment directions when the source brief changes but Canvas does not.
- Reduce conflicts between the Box brief and Canvas instructions.
- Make meaningful changes easier to carry through to the assignment.
- Keep course instructions consistent for students.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Box and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and tell Notis how to identify the matching Canvas assignment and what changes to apply from the new brief.
- 3Pick the New File Version Uploaded trigger for the Box assignment brief.
- 4Choose where run reports should go, then test with one real example.
Questions about this workflow
Will every new version change the Canvas assignment?
Not necessarily. Instruct Notis to compare the updated brief and edit the Canvas assignment only when relevant instructions have changed.
What details must the prompt provide?
Tell Notis how to identify the course and assignment. Canvas requires the course ID and assignment ID for an edit.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Box to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Box triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a global notification within a canvas account, ensuring `end at` is after `start at` and any specified `notification roles` are valid.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create appointment group
Creates a new appointment group in canvas for schedulable time slots within specified course or group contexts.
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 an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
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 assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust due/unlock/lock dates for an assignment in a course, targeting specific students (requires `title`), a group, or a course section; at least one target (`student ids`, `group id`, or `course section id`) is required.
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.
Create Calendar Event
Creates a calendar event with options for recurrence (finite `rrule` series only), section-specific timings, and blackout dates within a specified context.
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.
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
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.
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
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.
Create conversation
Use to send messages in canvas by creating a new conversation or adding to an existing one; an existing conversation with the same recipients (and matching scope/filter, if specified) may be reused unless `force new` is true.
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