Add a decennial data check to course uploads
Pair newly uploaded research materials with a focused decennial Census reference when the needed identifiers are clear.
Trigger
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Action
Get Decennial Census Data
Tool to retrieve decennial census data for a specified vintage and dataset. use when you need census variables for a given geography.
Why this helps
A data handout can circulate before anyone checks whether its Census figures match the cited geography and vintage.
- Retrieve decennial data for a specified vintage and dataset.
- Summarize relevant values for a named geography and variables.
- Report missing identifiers that prevent a reliable lookup.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Census bureau once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to retrieve decennial Census values for the vintage, dataset, geography, and variables provided in the uploaded material or prompt, and summarize the results.
- 4Pick New Canvas File Upload as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real upload whose Census identifiers are known.
Questions about this workflow
Can this automatically extract identifiers from every file type?
Do not assume that. The prompt should use identifiers available in the upload context and flag details it cannot establish.
Does this verify the source file's claims?
It retrieves selected Census values for comparison. A person should review whether the dataset and measures are comparable to the file's claims.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Census bureau. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Census bureau actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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