Revise Canvas assignments from updated Confluence posts
When the source guidance changes, the assignment can catch up automatically.
Trigger
Blog Post Updated
Triggers when a Confluence blog post is updated (any edit that creates a new version).
Action
Edit assignment
Updates an existing assignment in a canvas course (identified by `course id` and `assignment id`); only attributes explicitly provided in the request are modified.
Why this helps
Assignment requirements drift when update announcements and Canvas settings are changed separately.
- Keep requirements consistent
- Reduce manual comparison
- Make updates traceable
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Confluence and Canvas once.
- 2Create an automation for assignment revisions.
- 3Tell Notis to compare the updated blog post with the linked assignment and apply only explicitly changed requirements.
- 4Pick the Blog Post Updated trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one revision and inspect the report.
Questions about this workflow
Can it leave the assignment untouched when no requirement changed?
Yes. Instruct Notis to report no action when the content change is informational only.
Can it notify instructors too?
Ask it to include a concise change summary in the run report.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Confluence to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Confluence triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a global notification within a canvas account, ensuring `end at` is after `start at` and any specified `notification roles` are valid.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create appointment group
Creates a new appointment group in canvas for schedulable time slots within specified course or group contexts.
New Attachment Added
Triggers when a new attachment is uploaded to a Confluence page. Optionally filters by media type.
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
Blog Post Added to Label
Triggers when a new blog post is added to a specific label in Confluence.
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust due/unlock/lock dates for an assignment in a course, targeting specific students (requires `title`), a group, or a course section; at least one target (`student ids`, `group id`, or `course section id`) is required.
Blogpost Inline Comment Added
Triggers when a new inline comment is added to a Confluence blog post.
Create Calendar Event
Creates a calendar event with options for recurrence (finite `rrule` series only), section-specific timings, and blackout dates within a specified context.
Blog Post Like Count Changed
Triggers when a Confluence blog post's like count changes (someone likes or unlikes).
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
Blog Post Updated
Triggers when a Confluence blog post is updated (any edit that creates a new version).
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
Content Restrictions Changed
Triggers when view or edit restrictions change on a Confluence page or blog post. Detects user/group restrictions being added, removed, or modified.
Create conversation
Use to send messages in canvas by creating a new conversation or adding to an existing one; an existing conversation with the same recipients (and matching scope/filter, if specified) may be reused unless `force new` is true.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Confluence and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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