Check Beamer comments when course discussions change
Spot related questions already raised on Beamer posts while you follow a new Canvas discussion.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Get Post Comments
Tool to retrieve comments for a specific post. use after identifying the post id to list its comments.
Why this helps
Course discussion and product feedback live in separate places, making repeated questions easy to miss.
- Check comments on a related Beamer post after a discussion message.
- Surface potential overlap between course questions and product feedback.
- Reduce manual cross-checking between discussion and changelog.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Beamer once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis to create one from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to identify a relevant Beamer post and retrieve its comments for a short overlap summary.
- 4Pick the New Canvas Discussion Message trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real discussion message and review the result.
Questions about this workflow
Does the workflow find a Beamer post automatically?
It can retrieve comments for a specific post. The instruction should have Notis first identify a relevant post from available Beamer post results; if no post can be identified, that limitation should be reported.
Can it reply to comments?
No. The available action retrieves comments but does not post a reply.
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