Create a Cats Portal Baseline for New Courses
A new course can start with a clear view of your Cats portals, giving launch planning a reliable reference point.
Trigger
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Action
Get Portals
Tool to list all portals. use when you need to browse portal metadata with pagination after authentication.
Why this helps
Course launches involve many setup checks, and portal status can be overlooked until work is already underway.
- Capture portal metadata at course creation
- Create a consistent launch reference
- Reduce setup omissions during new course work
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Cats once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation that lists Cats portals when Canvas creates a course and formats the result as a launch baseline.
- 3Pick New Course Created for User as the trigger.
- 4Select the channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one newly created course.
Questions about this workflow
Is the course content sent to Cats?
No. The action retrieves Cats portal metadata only.
Can I use this for every new course?
Yes, the Canvas event polls for newly created courses for the specified user.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Cats. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Cats actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Portals
Tool to list all portals. use when you need to browse portal metadata with pagination after authentication.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
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 Cats, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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