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Retrieve a Carbone brief template for new topics

Make the brief format easy to access when a new course topic appears.

Trigger

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

Action

Download Template

Tool to download a template from carbone by template id. use when you need to retrieve the original template file.

Why this helps

Switching away from course discussions to locate a template adds friction to topic review.

  • Download a known brief template at the start of topic review.
  • Keep documentation formats consistent.
  • Reduce manual retrieval steps.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Carbone once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis from any channel.
  • 3Ask Notis in one instruction to download your specified Carbone template when a new Canvas discussion topic is detected.
  • 4Pick the New Canvas Discussion Topic trigger and choose where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real new topic and the intended template ID.

Questions about this workflow

Does this workflow write the brief?

No. It downloads the original template by ID.

Can it choose a template based on the topic?

Only if you provide a reliable selection rule and the required information is available. The event description does not specify topic categorization data.

Where can I find the retrieved template?

Choose where run reports go in the Notis automation setup; the workflow action downloads the template.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Canvas triggers

Carbone actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Delete Carbone Template

Tool to delete a template from the carbone server. use after confirming you have the correct template id.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Download Template

Tool to download a template from carbone by template id. use when you need to retrieve the original template file.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Generate Carbone Report

Tool to generate a carbone report from a template and json data. use when you need to render documents in various formats.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Generate Template ID

Tool to generate a unique template id for a new template. use when you need the template identifier before uploading.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Get Carbone Server Status

Tool to retrieve the current status and health of the carbone server. use before generating reports to ensure the service is operational.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Set Carbone API Version

Tool to set the carbone api version to be used for subsequent requests. use before rendering or managing templates to ensure correct version is applied.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Upload a template

Tool to upload a template to the carbone server. use when you need to add or replace a template by providing its content.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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