Give each new member a dedicated onboarding folder
Start member onboarding with a clean folder for the documents and notes your team needs to gather.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
Why this helps
Onboarding materials get scattered when each member's documents start in a different place.
- Creates a consistent starting point for each member.
- Makes onboarding materials easier to locate.
- Cuts manual folder setup from the handoff.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Brilliant Directories and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for member folder setup.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis to create a Google Drive folder for each incoming member request using the supplied member name.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real member request and confirm the folder name and location.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis create the folder from a Brilliant Directories event?
No Brilliant Directories trigger events are listed for this workflow. Send the request to Notis through a webhook.
Where will the folder be created?
The Google Drive action can create a folder within a specified parent. Include the intended parent folder context in your instruction or request.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Brilliant directories to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Brilliant directories triggers
Google Drive actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Copy file
Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
Create Comment
Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.
Create Shared Drive
Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.
Create File or Folder
Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).
Create a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
Create a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
Create Reply
Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Brilliant directories and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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