Get the right reviewer access to related work
When a submission points to a Drive file, give a specified reviewer the access needed to help with review.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Action
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
Why this helps
Review can stall when a collaborator needs access to the related document.
- Grant access to a specified reviewer on an identified file.
- Reduce manual permission changes during review.
- Keep the sharing request tied to the submission context.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named Submission Review Sharing.
- 3Tell Notis to grant the specified reviewer the chosen role on the related Drive file when a new submission includes a known file ID.
- 4Pick New Canvas Assignment Submission as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real submission and verify the intended file and reviewer.
Questions about this workflow
Does every Canvas submission include a Drive file ID?
Not necessarily. Only use this workflow when the event data or your instruction provides a reliable Drive file ID.
Can I specify view or edit access?
Yes. State the intended sharing role and reviewer identity in the instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Google Drive actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Copy file
Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Create Comment
Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create Shared Drive
Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Create File or Folder
Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Create a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Create a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Create Reply
Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Google Drive, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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