Check which files can become your chosen format
Use a new discussion topic as a cue to check conversion compatibility for a format you specify.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
Get Supported Input Formats For Output
Tool to list all input formats that can convert to a specified output format. use after deciding the target output format.
Why this helps
Course materials may need a consistent output format, but checking which source files can convert takes extra effort.
- List supported input formats for a specified output.
- Make compatibility checks when a new topic is created.
- Avoid unsupported conversion assumptions.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Convertapi once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name and prompt.
- 3Tell Notis which target output format to check when a new topic is created, then report supported inputs.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real topic and a specified output format.
Questions about this workflow
Where does the target format come from?
Provide the desired output format in the automation prompt. The action lists input formats that can convert to that output.
Will it inspect topic files automatically?
The action lists supported formats for a chosen output. It does not itself inspect or convert topic attachments.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Convertapi. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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