Resolve location data questions from inline comments
Give reviewers a direct path from a question to current ACS evidence.
Trigger
New Inline Comment Added to Page
Triggers when a new inline comment is added to a Confluence page.
Action
Get ACS 1-Year Estimates
Tool to retrieve 1-year american community survey (acs) estimates for a specified geography. use when you need the most recent annual acs data for a given area.
Why this helps
Inline questions can sit unresolved while the draft keeps moving.
- Responds to focused questions
- Keeps review context intact
- Reduces back and forth
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Confluence and Census bureau in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Inline ACS follow up.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve ACS 1-year estimates for the geography and variables requested in each inline comment.
- 4Pick New Inline Comment Added to Page as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test it with one real data question.
Questions about this workflow
Can the reviewer request a specific variable?
Yes, the comment can name the variable or ask Notis to flag it as unspecified.
Does it edit the page?
The workflow returns a report for the team to review and apply.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Confluence to Census bureau. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Confluence triggers
Census bureau actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get ACS 1-Year Estimates
Tool to retrieve 1-year american community survey (acs) estimates for a specified geography. use when you need the most recent annual acs data for a given area.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get ACS 5-Year Estimates
Tool to retrieve 5-year american community survey estimates for a specified year. use when detailed acs data by geography and variables is required.
New Attachment Added
Triggers when a new attachment is uploaded to a Confluence page. Optionally filters by media type.
Get American Business Survey
Tool to retrieve annual business survey (abs) data for a specified year and endpoint.
Blog Post Added to Label
Triggers when a new blog post is added to a specific label in Confluence.
Get Community Resilience Estimates
Tool to retrieve community resilience estimates for a specified year. use after selecting variables and geography to get cre data for analysis.
Blogpost Inline Comment Added
Triggers when a new inline comment is added to a Confluence blog post.
Get County Business Patterns
Tool to retrieve county business patterns (cbp) data for a specified year. use when you need county-level business establishment and employment statistics filtered by industry and geography.
Blog Post Like Count Changed
Triggers when a Confluence blog post's like count changes (someone likes or unlikes).
Get Decennial Census Data
Tool to retrieve decennial census data for a specified vintage and dataset. use when you need census variables for a given geography.
Blog Post Updated
Triggers when a Confluence blog post is updated (any edit that creates a new version).
Get Population Estimates
Tool to retrieve population estimates program (pep) data for a specified vintage and dataset. use when you need population or demographic estimates for specific geographies.
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.
Get Variable Details
Tool to retrieve metadata for a specific variable in a census dataset for a given year. use when you need the label, concept, data type, attribute codes, and valid-value constraints.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Confluence and Census bureau, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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