Make sure reviewers see relevant task updates
Keep designated reviewers informed about transcript follow-ups they need to help move forward.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Add Followers to Task
Tool to add followers to a task in asana. use this tool when you need to add one or more users as followers to a specific task. this will notify them of updates to the task.
Why this helps
Reviewers may be expected to weigh in but never receive task updates because they were not added as followers.
- Give reviewers visibility into relevant task changes.
- Reduce manual follower maintenance before reviews.
- Connect follow-up work with the people asked to review it.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Castingwords and Asana once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to find the specified transcript-related Asana tasks and add the supplied reviewer users as followers where they are not already following.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with an existing task and valid Asana user references.
Questions about this workflow
Should the workflow add everyone mentioned in transcripts?
No. Supply the reviewers or ask Notis to include only people explicitly assigned a review role.
What does adding followers do?
The Asana action adds users as followers, which notifies them of updates to the task.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Castingwords to Asana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Castingwords triggers
Asana actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Followers to Task
Tool to add followers to a task in asana. use this tool when you need to add one or more users as followers to a specific task. this will notify them of updates to the task.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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Create a tag in a workspace
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Create task in asana with specific details
Creates a new asana task; requires 'workspace', 'parent', or 'projects' for association, and 'followers', 'projects', 'tags' are set only at creation.
Create Attachment for Task
Tool to upload an attachment to a task. use when you need to attach a file to a specific task in asana.
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