Route urgent Canvas discussion signals to Jira stakeholders
When a discussion message raises urgency about tracked work, have Notis send a focused notification through the related Jira issue.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Send Notification for Issue
Sends a customized email notification for a jira issue.
Why this helps
Urgent messages can remain in a discussion thread while the people responsible for the Jira work are elsewhere.
- Bring urgent discussion signals to issue stakeholders.
- Keep the alert linked to an existing Jira issue.
- Avoid notifications for routine discussion messages.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Jira once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name the urgent signal routing.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis to notify through the related Jira issue only when a discussion message indicates urgency and the issue is identifiable.
- 4Pick the New Canvas Discussion Message trigger for the topic.
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one real urgent message.
Questions about this workflow
Does the notification go to a specific person?
The Jira action sends a customized email notification for an issue. Ask Notis to use the intended recipients only when they are available from the issue context or instruction.
What counts as urgent?
Define urgency in the instruction using your team's own criteria. The Canvas trigger provides new discussion messages, not a built-in urgency field.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Jira. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Jira actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Attachment
Uploads and attaches a file to a jira issue.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add Comment
Adds a comment using atlassian document format (adf) for rich text to an existing jira issue.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Add Watcher to Issue
Adds a user to an issue's watcher list by account id.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Assign Issue
Assigns a jira issue to a user, default assignee, or unassigns; supports email/name lookup.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Bulk Create Issues
Creates multiple jira issues (up to 50 per call) with full feature support including markdown, assignee resolution, and priority handling.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Create Issue
Creates a new jira issue (e.g., bug, task, story) in a specified project.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Link Issues
Links two jira issues using a specified link type with optional comment.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Create Project
Creates a new jira project with required lead, template, and type configuration.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Jira, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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