Give graded work a clear student summary
Put the grade and available feedback into a focused document students can review.
Trigger
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Action
Create Document
Tool to create a PDF or Excel document synchronously from HTML content or URL. Use when you need to generate a document file from HTML data. The document is returned immediately as a downloadable file. Either document_content or document_url must be provided, but not both.
Why this helps
Students may need to revisit multiple screens to understand a grade and its accompanying feedback.
- Organize available grading details in one summary.
- Make feedback easier to revisit.
- Create a repeatable output for graded submissions.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and DocRaptor once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation with a name and a report channel.
- 3Tell Notis to create a student-facing PDF summary from each graded submission and its available feedback.
- 4Choose the Canvas Assignment Graded trigger.
- 5Test with one real graded submission and review the run report.
Questions about this workflow
Does the workflow send the summary to a student?
The selected action creates a document. Delivery is not part of the listed action.
Can it include a rubric?
Only if rubric information is available through the connected Canvas data for the submission.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to DocRaptor. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
DocRaptor actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Async Document
Tool to create documents asynchronously from HTML content. Use when generating PDF, XLS, or XLSX documents and you need to poll for completion status or use a callback URL for notification.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Document
Tool to create a PDF or Excel document synchronously from HTML content or URL. Use when you need to generate a document file from HTML data. The document is returned immediately as a downloadable file. Either document_content or document_url must be provided, but not both.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Create Document from Referrer
Tool to convert webpages into documents using referrer-based authentication without an API key. Use when you need to generate PDFs or Excel files from registered domains without explicit API credentials.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create Hosted Async Document
Tool to create a hosted document asynchronously. Use when you need to generate a PDF, XLS, or XLSX document and track its completion status via callback_url or the status API.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Download Async Document
Tool to download a completed asynchronous document using the download URL from status response. Use when you have a download_id and need to retrieve the generated document file.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Get Async Document Status
Tool to check the status of an asynchronously created document. Use when monitoring progress of async documents by polling for completion status.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
List Documents (JSON)
Tool to retrieve a paginated list of previously created documents with metadata in JSON format. Use when you need to see document creation history or query past documents.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
List Documents (XML)
Tool to retrieve a paginated list of previously created documents with metadata in XML format. Use when you need to see document creation history or query past documents in XML format.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and DocRaptor, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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