Inventory Cats Portals on New Submissions
Every new submission can start a fast portal inventory, giving you a current view before you follow up or launch cat-powered work.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Action
Get Portals
Tool to list all portals. use when you need to browse portal metadata with pagination after authentication.
Why this helps
New submissions create follow-up work, and checking connected cat environments adds another context switch.
- Create a repeatable post-submission check
- Keep portal metadata visible in one report
- Reduce context switching between course and cat tools
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Cats once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation with one instruction to list Cats portals when a new Canvas submission arrives and summarize the available metadata.
- 3Pick New Canvas Assignment Submission as the trigger.
- 4Select the report channel for run updates.
- 5Test with one real submission.
Questions about this workflow
Can the workflow inspect the submitted file?
The configured action only lists Cats portal metadata. Any submission analysis would require data supplied by another step.
Will every submission start a run?
The Canvas trigger polls for new submissions to the specific assignment configured for the event.
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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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