Spot organizations in course discussions
Make company mentions in new discussion messages easier to follow up on with likely domain matches.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Name to Domain Search
Tool to find company domain(s) by company name. use when you have a company name and need up to 3 likely domains.
Why this helps
Useful organization mentions in course conversations are easy to miss or leave unexplored.
- Surfaces likely domains for organization names in new discussion messages.
- Preserves the message context for follow-up.
- Helps course teams notice potential business connections.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Bigpicture io once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis in plain language from any channel.
- 3Describe the outcome in one instruction: find likely domains for organizations named in new discussion messages and include the message context in the report.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger.
- 5Choose where run reports go, then test with one real example.
Questions about this workflow
Does it search every discussion message already in the course?
The trigger is for new messages. It does not imply a backfill of earlier discussion history.
What if a message mentions a person or group rather than a company?
Ask Notis to report only clear organization names and leave uncertain mentions for manual review.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Bigpicture io. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Bigpicture io actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Company Find
Tool to lookup company data by domain name. use when you need detailed company profile by providing a website domain. use after confirming domain correctness.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
IP to Company Lookup
Tool to lookup company by ip address. use after obtaining an ip to get detailed company info.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Name to Domain Search
Tool to find company domain(s) by company name. use when you have a company name and need up to 3 likely domains.
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 Bigpicture io, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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