Bring relevant Canvas messages into Asana
Give the team one place to see the conversation around a course-related task without losing the original message context.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Create task comment
Adds a new text comment (story) to an existing asana task, appearing in its activity feed.
Why this helps
Course discussion details can stay disconnected from the Asana task they affect.
- Bring relevant course context to the task activity feed.
- Reduce searching across tools for the latest discussion.
- Keep collaborators informed of new information.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Asana once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation.
- 3Ask Notis to find the related Asana task for a new discussion message and add a concise comment with the message context.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one real message that relates to a task.
Questions about this workflow
What if no matching Asana task exists?
Tell Notis how to handle unmatched messages, such as reporting them without adding a comment.
Can this capture every reply?
The trigger polls for new discussion messages. Notis can act on the new message details Canvas returns.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Asana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Asana actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Followers to Task
Tool to add followers to a task in asana. use this tool when you need to add one or more users as followers to a specific task. this will notify them of updates to the task.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add Supporting Relationship to Goal
Tool to add a supporting goal relationship to a goal. use when you want to link a project, task, portfolio, or another goal as a supporting resource to a specific goal in asana.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Add task to section
Adds an existing task to a section, optionally positioning it before or after another task in that section; if no position is specified, the task is added to the end.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create Allocation
Creates a new allocation. use when you need to schedule or assign a specific amount of a user's time per week to a task or project within a defined period.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Create a project
Creates a new asana project, requiring either a `workspace` or `team` gid for association, and returns the full project details.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Create a tag in a workspace
Creates a new tag, with properties like name and color defined in the request body, within a specific asana workspace (using `workspace gid`); this tag helps categorize tasks, is confined to the workspace, and is not automatically applied to tasks.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Create task in asana with specific details
Creates a new asana task; requires 'workspace', 'parent', or 'projects' for association, and 'followers', 'projects', 'tags' are set only at creation.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Create Attachment for Task
Tool to upload an attachment to a task. use when you need to attach a file to a specific task in asana.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Asana, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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