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Turn new Canvas courses into Brex budgets

A new course can start with its spending plan ready. Notis can create a Brex budget when Canvas reports a course created for your account.

Trigger

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

Action

Create Budget

Create a new budget for departments or projects.

Why this helps

Course launches can leave teams tracking their planned spend separately from the course setup.

  • Create a corresponding budget when a course is created.
  • Apply a standard amount or naming rule you provide.
  • Keep course launch and spending setup in one automated flow.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Brex once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation and describe the course budget outcome and any required amount or naming rule.
  • 3Pick New Course Created for User as the trigger.
  • 4Choose where run reports go, then test with one real course example.

Questions about this workflow

Where does the budget amount come from?

Include a fixed amount or a rule in your instruction. Canvas course creation does not provide Brex budget policy.

Can Notis create budgets for every new course?

Yes, if you select this trigger and describe which courses qualify. Test with a real course before relying on the automation.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Canvas triggers

Brex actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Create Budget

Create a new budget for departments or projects.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create Card

Create a new card and assign it to a user.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Create Department

Create a new department.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Create Expense

Create a new expense.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Create Location

Create a new location.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Create Job Title

Create a new job title.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Create User

Create a new user in the brex account.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Create Vendor Card

Create a new vendor card.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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