Turn a newly created Canvas course into a launch document
Capture the course details you have at launch in a document that is ready to revisit.
Trigger
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
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
Course setup details can be scattered or forgotten while preparing the rest of the launch.
- Capture available course details in one document.
- Create a consistent reference for a new course.
- Avoid manually assembling a course launch note.
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 launch document using the details available for each newly created course.
- 4Choose the New Course Created for User trigger.
- 5Test with one real course event and review the run report.
Questions about this workflow
Which courses are included?
The trigger polls for newly created courses for a specific user.
Can it add launch information not stored in Canvas?
Only if you supply that information in the instruction or another available source; the trigger does not provide unlisted fields.
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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.
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