Put onboarding guides in the team workflow
Share a generated guide where the team can find it, with the audience and owner details included.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
Why this helps
New guides are easy to miss when they are saved away from the team's day-to-day channel.
- Make the guide discoverable where onboarding work happens.
- Include the audience and owner context.
- Reduce repeated questions about where the latest guide lives.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Cloudlayer and Slack once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation by telling Notis the outcome you want.
- 3Describe adding each generated guide as a remote file with its supplied audience context.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real guide.
Questions about this workflow
Does the workflow create onboarding content?
It shares a generated guide reported through the webhook. Include the guide URL and any context needed for the Slack handoff.
What does Slack need to reference the guide?
A unique external ID and a file URL accessible to Slack are required for the remote-file action.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Cloudlayer to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Cloudlayer triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Cloudlayer and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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