Review key service metrics in one scheduled digest
Keep an eye on the numbers that matter without switching between dashboards. Have Notis query the metrics you name and summarize the returned time series.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Query metrics
Queries datadog metrics and returns time series data. useful for retrieving historical metric data, creating custom dashboards, or building reports.
Why this helps
Busy operators can miss gradual metric changes when checking dashboards depends on remembering to open them.
- Bring selected metrics into a recurring written summary
- Reduce manual dashboard checks
- Call out unusual movement in the data returned
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Datadog and, if you want document context, Box once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named Key metrics digest.
- 3Tell Notis: Query the Datadog metrics and time window I specify, summarize the returned trends, and compare them with the baseline or thresholds I provide.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real metric query and review the summary.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis determine an anomaly without a baseline?
Not reliably. Provide the metric thresholds or baseline you want used, or ask for a neutral trend summary.
Does this create a dashboard?
No. It queries metrics and summarizes the returned time series.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Box to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Box triggers
Datadog actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Dashboard
Create a dashboard in datadog. dashboards provide customizable visualizations for monitoring your infrastructure, applications, and business metrics in a unified view.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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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 event
Creates a new event in datadog. events are useful for tracking deployments, outages, configuration changes, and other important occurrences.
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 monitor
Creates a new datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.
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 SLO
Create a service level objective (slo) in datadog. slos help you define and track reliability targets for your services, enabling data-driven decisions about service quality and reliability investments.
File Metadata Changed
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Create Synthetic API Test
Create a synthetic api test in datadog. creates a new synthetic api test that continuously monitors api endpoints from multiple locations worldwide. useful for proactive monitoring of api uptime, performance, and functionality.
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 Webhook
Create a webhook in datadog. webhooks enable you to receive notifications from datadog monitors and alerts to external services and applications.
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.
Delete Dashboard
Delete a dashboard in datadog. permanently removes a dashboard from your organization. this action cannot be undone. use with caution.
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