Inspect media details when a course file is uploaded
Use a new course upload as a cue to check details for a Dotsimple asset you have identified.
Trigger
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Action
Get Media File
Tool to retrieve details of a specific media file. use when you have the mediafileid and need its metadata.
Why this helps
Asset details can be scattered across tools, making it harder to check a file in context.
- Retrieves metadata for a specific Dotsimple media file.
- Pairs the lookup with a course upload event for timely review.
- Makes the needed media file ID explicit when the event does not supply it.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Dotsimple once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Describe the outcome in one instruction: retrieve details for the Dotsimple media file ID supplied by the user and report the returned metadata.
- 4Pick New Canvas File Upload as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real upload and a valid Dotsimple media file ID.
Questions about this workflow
Can the workflow automatically find a matching Dotsimple file?
Not with this action alone. It retrieves details for a specific media file ID, which must be supplied or otherwise available to the automation.
Will the Canvas file be uploaded to Dotsimple?
No. This workflow only retrieves metadata for a Dotsimple media file.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Dotsimple. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Dotsimple actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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