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Review active DeskTime projects alongside Box work

A short scheduled project overview can help you spot tracking work that needs attention, using Box context you provide to Notis.

Trigger

Recurring schedule

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

Action

Get Projects List

Tool to retrieve all active projects for the company, including related tasks. use when you need projects overview after authentication.

Why this helps

Project and document work live in separate places, making it hard to see what needs your attention next.

  • Get a recurring view of active DeskTime projects.
  • Use Box details supplied in the prompt or conversation to add relevant context.
  • Keep missing Box history explicit instead of assuming it is available.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Box and DeskTime once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, then choose New Automation.
  • 3Tell Notis to retrieve the active DeskTime projects and summarize follow-ups using Box context you provide, noting any missing context.
  • 4Pick a recurring schedule trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real run and confirm the summary distinguishes returned project data from supplied Box context.

Questions about this workflow

Does this automatically read all Box files?

No. This workflow retrieves the DeskTime project list. Any Box history or details needed for the summary must be supplied to Notis.

Can the report include related tasks?

The Get Projects List action returns active projects including related tasks. The prompt can ask Notis to summarize those details.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Box to Desktime. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Box triggers

Desktime actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Create Project with Optional Task

Tool to create a new project with an optional initial task. use when you need to set up a new desktime project programmatically.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Get Account Details

Tool to retrieve detailed information about the authenticated user's company account. use after confirming the api key is valid to fetch company name, work settings, account timezone, and timestamp.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Get All Company Employees

Tool to list all employees in the company, including their roles and statuses. use after confirming valid credentials to fetch the organization’s roster.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Get Employee Data

Tool to fetch data for all employees within the company. use after verifying the api key is valid.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Get Employee Projects

Tool to retrieve information about projects assigned to employees, including project names, durations, and statuses. use when you need to fetch per-employee project tracking data for a specific date.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Get Employee Projects and Apps

Tool to retrieve an employee's tracked projects and application usage. use when you need combined project/app time data for a given employee and date (defaults to current user and today). example: "get projects and apps for employee 711867 on 2025-07-28."

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Get Projects List

Tool to retrieve all active projects for the company, including related tasks. use when you need projects overview after authentication.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Ping DeskTime API

Tool to check the api's availability and confirm the service is operational. use when you need to verify that the desktime api is reachable and responsive.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Box and Desktime, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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