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Carry a clear app access decision from submission to Databricks

Apply a specified permission adjustment and keep existing app access entries intact.

Trigger

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

Action

Update Databricks App Permissions

Tool to incrementally update permissions for a Databricks app. Use when you need to modify specific permissions without replacing the entire permission set. This PATCH operation updates only the specified permissions, preserving existing permissions not included in the request. For replacing all permissions, use SetPermissions instead.

Why this helps

Access changes connected to a submitted assignment can get lost among review tasks and manual app administration.

  • Apply specified app access changes from a course event.
  • Preserve permissions that are not part of the update.
  • Make the member and permission decision explicit.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Databricks once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation instructing Notis which app permissions to add, update, or remove when the request is explicit.
  • 3Choose New Canvas Assignment Submission for the relevant assignment.
  • 4Pick the destination for run reports.
  • 5Test with one real submission and confirm only the intended permission entries changed.

Questions about this workflow

Will this replace all app permissions?

No. The selected action incrementally updates specific permissions and preserves entries not included in the change.

Can the workflow infer the desired permission level?

Your instruction must define the app, principal, and requested permission change. If the submission does not make that clear, report it for review.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Databricks. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Canvas triggers

Databricks actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Add Member to Security Group

Tool to add a user or group as a member to a Databricks security group. Use when you need to grant group membership for access control.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Delete Custom LLM Agent

Tool to delete a Custom LLM agent created through Agent Bricks. Use when you need to remove a custom LLM and all associated data. This operation is irreversible and deletes all data including temporary transformations, model checkpoints, and internal metadata.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Create Databricks App

Tool to create a new Databricks app with specified configuration. Use when you need to create apps hosted on Databricks serverless platform to deploy secure data and AI applications. The app name must be unique within the workspace, contain only lowercase alphanumeric characters and hyphens, and cannot be changed after creation.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Delete Databricks App

Tool to delete a Databricks app from the workspace. Use when you need to remove an app and its associated service principal. When an app is deleted, Databricks automatically deletes the provisioned service principal.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Deploy Databricks App

Tool to create a deployment for a Databricks app. Use when you need to deploy an app with source code from a workspace path. The deployment process provisions compute resources and uploads the source code. Deployments can be in states: IN_PROGRESS, SUCCEEDED, FAILED, or CANCELLED.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Get Databricks App Details

Tool to retrieve details about a specific Databricks app by name. Use when you need to get comprehensive information about an app including configuration, deployment status, compute resources, and metadata.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Get Databricks App Permission Levels

Tool to retrieve available permission levels for a Databricks app. Use when you need to understand what permission levels can be assigned to users or groups for a specific app. Returns permission levels like CAN_USE and CAN_MANAGE with their descriptions.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Get Databricks App Permissions

Tool to retrieve permissions for a Databricks app. Use when you need to check who has access to an app and their permission levels. Returns the access control list including inherited permissions from parent or root objects.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Canvas and Databricks, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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