Keep Census research attached to the work
Add a dated Census summary to the task where your team is already tracking the question.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create task comment
Adds a new text comment (story) to an existing asana task, appearing in its activity feed.
Why this helps
Useful data updates can end up disconnected from the task and discussion they are meant to inform.
- Keep updates beside the related task.
- Preserve a dated trail of new figures.
- Avoid reopening and rewriting the task description for each update.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Census bureau and Asana once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Describe in one instruction which Census figures to refresh, how to summarize them, and which existing task should receive the comment.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule as the trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test against one real data period and confirm the comment appears on the intended task.
Questions about this workflow
Can it compare the new figures with the prior comment?
Ask for a comparison and provide or identify the prior figures or period. Notis should state when a suitable comparison baseline is unavailable.
How do I identify the task?
Include enough context in your instruction to identify the existing Asana task, such as its GID or a specific task name and project.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Census bureau to Asana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Census bureau triggers
Asana actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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