Capture new course topics in a Curated draft
A new discussion topic can prompt an update worth sharing. Start a Curated draft so the idea has a place to develop.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
Create Draft Issue
Tool to create a draft issue for a publication. use after confirming the publication id. applies default settings if optional fields are omitted.
Why this helps
Good update ideas often arrive in the middle of other work and are easy to forget before newsletter planning.
- Give new course topics a place in the newsletter workflow.
- Capture ideas while they are fresh.
- Reduce the effort of starting a draft later.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Curated once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis what you want in plain language.
- 3Ask Notis to create a draft issue for the confirmed Curated publication when a new discussion topic appears.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real topic and confirm a draft issue is created.
Questions about this workflow
Will the draft issue contain a complete newsletter?
The available action creates a draft issue and applies Curated default settings for omitted optional fields. The action description does not promise generated newsletter content.
What must I provide?
Confirm the Curated publication to use. Include any desired handling instructions in your prompt.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Curated. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Curated actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Draft Issue
Tool to create a draft issue for a publication. use after confirming the publication id. applies default settings if optional fields are omitted.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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List Categories
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New Canvas Discussion Topic
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List Issues
Tool to list all issues for a publication. use after you have the publication id and need to fetch its issues (supports pagination).
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 Curated, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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