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Prepare directory onboarding for a new course

A new course is a useful moment to check what your directory account process expects. Notis can retrieve the available user fields and summarize them for your team.

Trigger

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

Action

Get User Fields

This tool fetches all available fields from the users data table in your brilliant directories website. it provides a detailed list of available fields for user operations including creation, updating, and retrieval.

Why this helps

Course launches create setup work across tools, and account requirements are easy to overlook until onboarding begins.

  • Surface available directory user fields at course launch.
  • Prepare a clearer learner intake process.
  • Reduce last-minute discovery of required account information.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Brilliant Directories once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation and ask Notis to retrieve and summarize the available user fields when a course is created.
  • 3Pick New Course Created for User as the trigger.
  • 4Choose where run reports go, then test with one real course creation event.

Questions about this workflow

Does this create directory users?

No. This workflow retrieves the available Brilliant Directories user fields and reports them; it does not create or update users.

Will it know which fields are required?

The action returns field metadata, including whether a field is required. Notis can summarize that returned information.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Canvas triggers

Brilliant directories actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Create User

This tool creates a new user record in the brilliant directories website database. it supports creating new users with essential details such as email, password, subscriptionid and optional parameters including name, company, contact details, and address information.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Delete User

This tool deletes an existing user record from the brilliant directories website database. it allows for the complete removal of a user record and, optionally, the deletion of the member's uploaded images.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Get Data Categories

This tool fetches all data categories in a brilliant directories website. data categories are distinct from top categories and represent the various types of data organization within the system.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Get Lead Fields

This tool retrieves all available fields in the leads table from a brilliant directories website. it returns a json object containing a list of fields and their associated metadata (field name, field type, field label, whether the field is required, and if it is a system field) that can be used to understand the structure and metadata of lead-related fields.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Get Reviews Fields

This tool retrieves all the available fields in the users reviews table from a brilliant directories website. it is a standalone tool that requires only authentication and provides a comprehensive list of review information such as review text, rating, timestamp, user identification fields, and any custom configured fields in the reviews system.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Get User Fields

This tool fetches all available fields from the users data table in your brilliant directories website. it provides a detailed list of available fields for user operations including creation, updating, and retrieval.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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