Create a Box home for each discussion topic
A new discussion topic can start with a Box folder for materials your team wants to gather alongside it.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
Create folder
Creates a new empty folder within the specified parent folder.
Why this helps
Discussion resources are easy to scatter across folders when a new topic starts.
- Give new discussion topics a dedicated Box location.
- Make related resources easier to gather.
- Avoid manually creating a folder for each topic.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Box once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation and describe the folder purpose in plain language.
- 3Ask Notis to create a Box folder for each new discussion topic using available course and topic context.
- 4Choose New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel and test with one real discussion topic.
Questions about this workflow
Does this copy resources into the new folder?
No. The selected Box action creates an empty folder.
Can it name folders with the topic title?
Ask Notis to use the topic title if Canvas provides it in the event context.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Box. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Box actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add classification to file
Adds a classification to a file by specifying the label of the classification to add. this api can also be called by including the enterprise id in the url explicitly, for example `/files/:id//enterprise 12345/securityclassification-6vmvochwuwo`.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add classification to folder
Adds a classification to a folder by specifying the label of the classification to add. this api can also be called by including the enterprise id in the url explicitly, for example `/folders/:id/enterprise 12345/securityclassification-6vmvochwuwo`.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Add domain to list of allowed collaboration domains
Creates a new entry in the list of allowed domains to allow collaboration for.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Add initial classifications
When an enterprise does not yet have any classifications, this api call initializes the classification template with an initial set of classifications. if an enterprise already has a classification, the template will already exist and instead an api call should be made to add additional classifications.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Add or update user avatar
Adds or updates a user avatar.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Add shared link to file
Adds a shared link to a file.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Add shared link to folder
Adds a shared link to a folder.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Add shared link to web link
Adds a shared link to a web link.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Box, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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