Check course onboarding when a Canvas course is created
Use course creation as a prompt to test the onboarding path your team wants to keep reliable.
Trigger
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Action
Run test
Execute a test in bugbug and return the test run details. this action allows you to run a specific test with optional configuration for browser, device, viewport, and variable overrides. it returns detailed information about the test run including step-by-step execution status.
Why this helps
Course setup issues may go unnoticed when onboarding checks depend on someone remembering to run them.
- Run a specified test after a new course is created.
- Keep course onboarding checks close to real setup activity.
- Send the test run details to a chosen report channel.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Bugbug once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and describe the onboarding check.
- 3Name the Bugbug test to run in one instruction.
- 4Pick New Course Created for User as the trigger, choose a report channel, and test with one real course event.
Questions about this workflow
Does the trigger run for every new Canvas course?
The listed event polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user. Choose that event in the portal and follow its available setup.
Can Notis invent or choose an onboarding test?
No. Specify the Bugbug test in your instruction. The Run test action requires a specific test.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Bugbug. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Bugbug actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get test run details
Get detailed information about test runs from bugbug. this action retrieves test run details with optional filtering parameters.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
List suites
List all available test suites in the bugbug platform. this tool makes a get request to the /suites/ endpoint and returns a list of available test suites with pagination support.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
List tests
Retrieves a list of all available tests in the bugbug account. this action provides access to all tests in the account with pagination support. it returns basic information about each test including its id, name, description, and timestamps.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Run test
Execute a test in bugbug and return the test run details. this action allows you to run a specific test with optional configuration for browser, device, viewport, and variable overrides. it returns detailed information about the test run including step-by-step execution status.
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 Bugbug, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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