Start course onboarding with a form created from Canvas
A new course is the cue to prepare one place for the details your team needs to get it ready.
Trigger
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Action
Create form
Tool to create a new form. use when you need to define and store a form structure.
Why this helps
Course launches can leave setup details scattered across messages and notes, making it easy to miss a handoff.
- Create a consistent intake form for each new course.
- Reduce manual setup after course creation.
- Keep course onboarding information easy to collect.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Byteforms once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named for course onboarding.
- 3Tell Notis to create a Byteforms form for new course setup details when a Canvas course is created.
- 4Pick New Course Created for User as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real course creation and review the form.
Questions about this workflow
What starts this automation?
A new course created for the connected Canvas user.
Can Notis decide which setup questions to include?
Yes. Describe the details you want collected in the automation instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Byteforms. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Byteforms actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create form
Tool to create a new form. use when you need to define and store a form structure.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete Form
Tool to delete a form by its id. use when you need to remove an existing form permanently.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Get all forms
Tool to fetch all forms created by the authenticated user. use after authentication to list existing forms.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Get Form By ID
Tool to retrieve a specific form using its id. use when you need to fetch form details by providing the form's unique identifier.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Get Form Responses
Tool to retrieve responses for a specific form with optional pagination and filtering. use when the form has collected submissions and you need to navigate large result sets.
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 Byteforms, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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