Find designs for new course discussions
When a new discussion topic is created, have Notis retrieve Certifier designs so you can review suitable options for a recognition program.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
List Designs
Tool to list all designs. use after authentication to retrieve certificate and badge designs with pagination.
Why this helps
Choosing a credential design can become another research task after a course launches a new discussion activity.
- Surface available designs when a new discussion activity is created.
- Keep design review close to the course event that prompted it.
- Avoid searching the credential catalog manually.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Certifier once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to retrieve available designs and report options for review.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real new topic and review the reported designs.
Questions about this workflow
Does this publish or issue a credential?
No. It retrieves available designs for review. Issuing a credential is a separate action.
Can it decide which design is best?
You can provide selection criteria in the instruction, but make the final design choice based on the information available.
What does the design action retrieve?
It lists certificate and badge designs from Certifier with pagination.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Certifier. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Certifier actions
Recurring trigger
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Webhook trigger
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Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
List Credential Interactions
Tool to list credential interactions. use when you need to retrieve interaction events for a specific credential, with optional filtering and pagination.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
List Credentials
Tool to list credentials. use after authentication to retrieve paginated credentials.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
List Designs
Tool to list all designs. use after authentication to retrieve certificate and badge designs with pagination.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
List Groups
Tool to list all groups. use when you need to retrieve groups with pagination (limit and cursor).
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 Certifier, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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