Audit Cats Portals After File Uploads
A new upload can trigger a quick Cats portal audit, keeping operational checks close to the moment new material arrives.
Trigger
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Action
Get Portals
Tool to list all portals. use when you need to browse portal metadata with pagination after authentication.
Why this helps
Uploaded files can start downstream work before anyone confirms the connected cat tooling is available.
- Pair file arrival with a portal audit
- Keep operational status in run reports
- Make upload follow-up more predictable
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Cats once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation telling Notis to retrieve and summarize Cats portal metadata after a Canvas file upload.
- 3Pick New Canvas File Upload as the trigger.
- 4Choose the report destination.
- 5Test with one real file upload.
Questions about this workflow
Does the workflow download the Canvas file?
No. This workflow uses the upload event and the Cats Get Portals action.
Can the audit run for a specific course?
The Canvas trigger polls new file uploads for the selected course.
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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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