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Retrieve source context for discussion messages

Give important discussion messages the source document context they need.

Trigger

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

Action

Get Document by ID

Tool to retrieve a document by id. use after both docset and document ids are available.

Why this helps

Questions stay unresolved when the relevant document is hard to locate during an active discussion.

  • Bring source context into follow up
  • Reduce searching across tools
  • Respond with consistent references

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Aryn once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation and describe which Aryn document to retrieve for the message.
  • 3Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger.
  • 4Choose where Notis should send run reports.
  • 5Test it with one real discussion message.

Questions about this workflow

How does Notis know which document to retrieve?

Provide the Aryn docset and document identifiers in the instruction or event context.

Can it retrieve different documents by topic?

Yes, when the needed identifiers or lookup rules are available in your supplied context.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Canvas triggers

Aryn actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Create DocSet

Tool to create a new docset. use when you need to allocate a storage container before adding documents.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create DocSet

Tool to create a new docset. use when you need to allocate a storage container before adding documents.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Delete DocSet

Tool to delete a docset and all its documents. use after confirming the docset id, when you need to permanently remove a docset and its contents.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Generate plan

Tool to generate a query plan without executing it. use when you need to review the logical plan before running your query (e.g., "generate a plan for revenue breakdown by region").

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Get DocSet Metadata

Tool to retrieve metadata for a specific docset. use when you have the docset id and optionally need usage statistics.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Get Document by ID

Tool to retrieve a document by id. use after both docset and document ids are available.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Get Document Binary

Tool to retrieve the binary content of a document by docset id and document id.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

List Async Tasks

Tool to list all outstanding asynchronous tasks for the account. use when you need to check pending or running tasks.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Canvas and Aryn, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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