Make CloudPDF retention reviews visible in Asana
Give your team a task to revisit which documents still need to be kept.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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
Document retention decisions can be postponed indefinitely when they are not tracked as work.
- Create a visible prompt for a retention review.
- Keep the document set in the task scope.
- Turn a periodic records check into planned work.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect CloudPDF and Asana once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to create a recurring Asana task to review retention needs for the CloudPDF documents you specify.
- 4Pick the recurring schedule trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real example naming the documents and review purpose.
Questions about this workflow
Will this delete documents?
No. It creates a task to review retention needs. It does not modify or delete CloudPDF files.
Can this set a legally required retention period?
No. Specify the review scope and timing based on your own requirements.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link CloudPDF to Asana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
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Asana actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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