Look up BART station details from course materials
Turn a station reference in a new course file into a quick station information lookup.
Trigger
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Action
Get Station Info
Tool to fetch detailed information for a specified bart station. use after you have a station's abbreviation. (e.g., get station info for 'balb')
Why this helps
A station abbreviation buried in a course file can take extra searching to turn into useful station details.
- Look up station details when uploaded course material clearly gives a BART abbreviation.
- Avoid a separate manual station search.
- See when a station abbreviation is absent or unclear.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Bart once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Tell Notis to look up BART station details when a new course file clearly contains a station abbreviation, and report if it cannot identify one.
- 4Pick New Canvas File Upload as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real course file that includes a BART station abbreviation.
Questions about this workflow
Can it look up a station from its full name?
The station information action requires a station abbreviation. The workflow should report when it cannot identify one confidently.
Does this download or alter the uploaded file?
No. The workflow uses the upload as context for a station lookup and reports the result.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Bart. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Bart actions
Recurring trigger
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Bart, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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