Organize discussion follow-up audiences
Keep relevant course communication audiences current when learners contribute to a discussion.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Create or Update Group Member
Tool to create or update a member in a group. Use when you need to add a new contact to a specific group or update an existing member's details. The API will not return errors if the address is already in the group.
Why this helps
Discussion participation can be hard to carry into email audience organization without manual checks.
- Reduces manual audience updates after discussion activity.
- Keeps group membership tied to relevant course participation.
- Skips authors without a known email or opt-in status.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and ActiveTrail once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to add the message author to a relevant group only if their email and opt-in status are known.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real discussion message and check the intended group membership.
Questions about this workflow
Does this send a reply or announcement?
No. The available action manages ActiveTrail group membership only.
What happens when the author is unknown?
The instruction should skip the update and report that the author's identity is unavailable.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to ActiveTrail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
ActiveTrail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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Tool to create or update a member in a group. Use when you need to add a new contact to a specific group or update an existing member's details. The API will not return errors if the address is already in the group.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
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Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and ActiveTrail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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