Give every new Canvas course a Dovetail channel
Start each new course with a dedicated place to organize research and feedback.
Trigger
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Action
Create Channel
Tool to create a new channel in dovetail. use after confirming channel details.
Why this helps
Setting up a research home for each course is easy to postpone until course materials and feedback have started to pile up.
- Create a dedicated channel as a course starts.
- Keep course research separated and easy to find.
- Reduce repeated setup work.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Dovetail once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or by describing it to Notis.
- 3Tell Notis to create a Dovetail channel for each newly created course using available course details.
- 4Pick the New Course Created for User trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real course creation.
Questions about this workflow
Which courses trigger this automation?
The event polls for newly created courses for a specific user.
Will it assign channel settings not provided by the course event?
No. The automation should use available course details and avoid guessing missing settings.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Dovetail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Dovetail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Channel
Tool to create a new channel in dovetail. use after confirming channel details.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Contact
Tool to create a new contact in dovetail. use when you need to register a contact before logging interactions.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Create Data Point
Tool to create a data point within a channel. use after capturing new content to record and classify it in dovetail.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create Insight
Tool to create a new insight in dovetail. use after synthesizing findings when ready to store them. example: "create insight 'q1 user trends' with body '...' for project 'proj 123'."
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Create Topic
Tool to create a new topic in a channel. use after confirming channel id, title, and optional description.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Delete Channel
Tool to delete an existing channel. use when you need to remove a channel and move it to the project's trash (restorable for 30 days). confirm the channel id before calling.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Delete Topic
Tool to delete an existing topic. use when you have confirmed the topic id and want to move it to trash (restorable for 30 days). example: "delete topic with id 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000."
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Get Note
Tool to retrieve details of a specific note. use when you have confirmed the note id and need full note metadata from dovetail.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Dovetail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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