Keep fieldwork weather in view as discussions evolve
When a course conversation gets a new message, pair it with current readings so you can quickly review possible weather impacts on fieldwork.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Get Devices
Tool to retrieve a list of user's ambient weather devices with their most recent data. use when you need to list your stations and view their latest readings.
Why this helps
Planning changes inside a discussion thread can be overlooked until the activity is near.
- Recheck current device readings on new discussion activity.
- Focus the report on course fieldwork you name.
- Reduce the need to check separate weather and course views.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Ambient Weather once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Notis and name it.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to retrieve recent readings and summarize relevance to fieldwork discussions you specify.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real discussion message.
Questions about this workflow
Can the workflow tell whether a message changes an activity plan?
It can analyze the available message context, but provide the course and activity details you want it to recognize.
Can it monitor historical weather trends?
The available action retrieves devices with their most recent data. Historical trend access is not provided by this action.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Ambient weather. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Ambient weather actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Devices
Tool to retrieve a list of user's ambient weather devices with their most recent data. use when you need to list your stations and view their latest readings.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Ambient weather, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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