Review profile schedules when a course discussion opens
When a new discussion topic appears, retrieve the schedules on a selected Control D profile and review them against the course plans you provide.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
Get Profile Schedules
Tool to list schedules associated with a specific profile. Use after confirming the profile ID.
Why this helps
A new course activity can change when people need access, but profile schedules are easy to forget to review.
- Use a course event to prompt a schedule review.
- Retrieve existing schedules without modifying them.
- Compare with dates or access needs you supply.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Control D once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation in plain language or in Automations, New Automation.
- 3Ask Notis to retrieve schedules for the Control D profile you specify when a new discussion topic appears, then compare them with the course dates you provide.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real topic and review the schedules returned.
Questions about this workflow
Will Canvas dates automatically update Control D schedules?
No. This action retrieves schedules. Provide any course dates or access requirements for comparison, and make schedule changes separately.
Does this trigger fire for every discussion reply?
No. The listed trigger is for new discussion topics.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Control d. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Control d actions
Recurring trigger
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Webhook trigger
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New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Delete Profile Rule by Rule ID
Tool to delete a specific custom rule by its ID within a profile. Use after confirming profile_id and rule_id.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Delete Profile Rule in Folder
Tool to delete a specific custom rule within a folder. Use after confirming profile_id, rule_id, and folder_id.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Delete Profile Schedule
Tool to delete a specific schedule within a profile. Use after confirming profile_id and schedule_id.
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Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
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