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Create employee expenses from Canvas submissions

When someone submits an expense through Canvas, create the Breathe HR expense record without retyping it.

Trigger

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

Action

Create Employee Expense

Tool to create an employee expense record in BreatheHR. Use when an employee needs to submit a new expense claim for reimbursement or record a company-paid expense.

Why this helps

Expense claims wait in course inboxes while finance teams chase receipts and amounts.

  • Capture claims faster
  • Keep receipt context attached
  • Reduce finance admin

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Breathe HR in Notis once.
  • 2Create an automation describing how submitted expense information should be recorded.
  • 3Pick New Canvas Assignment Submission as the trigger.
  • 4Choose where reports go and test with one expense submission.

Questions about this workflow

Can this handle multiple receipts?

Yes, instruct Notis to create the expense using all receipt details present in the submission.

What if an amount is unclear?

Have Notis report the submission for review instead of guessing.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Breathe HR. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Canvas triggers

Breathe HR actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Approve Leave Request

Tool to approve a leave request in BreatheHR. Use when an authorized user needs to approve a pending leave request.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create Employee

Tool to create a new employee in BreatheHR. Use when you need to add a new employee record with their personal information, contact details, and employment information. Required fields are first_name, last_name, email, and company_join_date.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Create Employee Change Request

Tool to create a change request for an employee field. Use when you need to update employee information such as job title, department, or salary.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Create Employee Expense

Tool to create an employee expense record in BreatheHR. Use when an employee needs to submit a new expense claim for reimbursement or record a company-paid expense.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Create Employee Expense Claim

Tool to create a new expense claim for an employee. Use when you need to submit expenses for reimbursement by grouping one or more unclaimed expense records into a claim.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Create Employee Sickness

Tool to create a sickness record for an employee in BreatheHR. Use when you need to log an employee's sick leave with details like type, dates, and status.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Delete Employee Expense

Tool to delete an employee expense by ID. Use when you need to remove an expense record from the system.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Delete Employee Training Course

Tool to delete an employee training course record by its ID. Use when you need to remove a training record from an employee's profile.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Canvas and Breathe HR, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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