Turn Census requests into assigned work
A request comes in, the relevant Census data gets gathered, and the next step lands in Asana.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Research requests arrive in different channels and can lose their context before anyone turns them into work.
- Capture each request as trackable work.
- Keep the question and retrieved statistics together.
- Reduce manual copying between request intake and project work.
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 how to use the incoming request to retrieve Census data and create a useful task.
- 4Choose a webhook as the trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real request and review the resulting task.
Questions about this workflow
What information should the request include?
Include the geography, measure, and time period needed for the lookup, or make those details available to Notis in the incoming request.
Can this assign the task?
You can ask Notis to assign it when the incoming request or your instruction provides a valid Asana teammate. Otherwise, the workflow can create an unassigned task for triage.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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.
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.
Add Supporting Relationship to Goal
Tool to add a supporting goal relationship to a goal. use when you want to link a project, task, portfolio, or another goal as a supporting resource to a specific goal in asana.
Add task to section
Adds an existing task to a section, optionally positioning it before or after another task in that section; if no position is specified, the task is added to the end.
Create Allocation
Creates a new allocation. use when you need to schedule or assign a specific amount of a user's time per week to a task or project within a defined period.
Create a project
Creates a new asana project, requiring either a `workspace` or `team` gid for association, and returns the full project details.
Create a tag in a workspace
Creates a new tag, with properties like name and color defined in the request body, within a specific asana workspace (using `workspace gid`); this tag helps categorize tasks, is confined to the workspace, and is not automatically applied to tasks.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Census bureau and Asana, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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