Give every new Canvas submission a Coda home
New work can arrive while you are focused elsewhere. Notis can start a Coda doc with a concise submission summary and your requested review plan.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Action
Create doc
Creates a new coda doc, optionally copying an existing doc. note that creating a doc requires you to be a doc maker in the applicable workspace (or be auto-promoted to one).
Why this helps
Keeping track of fresh submissions and the response each one needs can create a distracting queue in your head.
- Give new submissions a consistent review home.
- Capture a response plan while the details are fresh.
- Make pending review work easier to find.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Coda once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3In one instruction, describe the Coda doc and submission summary you want Notis to create.
- 4Pick New Canvas Assignment Submission as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real submission.
Questions about this workflow
Can the doc include my review checklist?
Yes. Include the checklist in your instruction. Notis can apply it to the submission details available from Canvas.
Can Notis write a grade or feedback back to Canvas?
This workflow uses a Coda doc creation action. It does not write grades or feedback to Canvas.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Coda. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Coda actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add a category for pack
Add a publishing category for a given pack.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add a maker for pack
Set a maker for a given pack. used to display makers for a pack in the corresponding packs page.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Add a permission for pack
Create or modify user, workspace, or global permissions for a given pack.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Add custom domain
Add a custom domain to a published doc.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Add permission
Adds a new permission to the doc.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Begin content export
Initiate an export of content for the given page.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Content export status
Check the status of a page content export
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Copy Document
Creates a copy of an existing coda document. this action allows you to duplicate a document while optionally specifying a new title and location for the copied document.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Coda, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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