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Keep community profiles current after page edits

Turn page updates into a dependable refresh of detailed local statistics.

Trigger

Page Updated

Triggers when a Confluence page is updated (any edit that creates a new version).

Action

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.

Why this helps

A revised brief can leave its supporting statistics stale.

  • Refreshes stable small area data
  • Links edits to updated evidence
  • Makes review cycles easier

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Confluence and Census bureau in Notis once.
  • 2Create an automation named Refresh community profile.
  • 3Tell Notis to retrieve ACS 5-year estimates for the page geography and listed variables.
  • 4Pick Page Updated as the trigger and choose where reports go.
  • 5Test it with one recently edited profile.

Questions about this workflow

Why use 5-year estimates?

They provide detailed coverage for geographies where annual estimates may not be available.

Can Notis choose variables?

Use variables named in the page or ask Notis to flag missing variables.

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.

TriggerScheduled

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.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

New Attachment Added

Triggers when a new attachment is uploaded to a Confluence page. Optionally filters by media type.

TriggerPolling

Get American Business Survey

Tool to retrieve annual business survey (abs) data for a specified year and endpoint.

ActionInstant

Blog Post Added to Label

Triggers when a new blog post is added to a specific label in Confluence.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Blogpost Inline Comment Added

Triggers when a new inline comment is added to a Confluence blog post.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Blog Post Like Count Changed

Triggers when a Confluence blog post's like count changes (someone likes or unlikes).

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Blog Post Updated

Triggers when a Confluence blog post is updated (any edit that creates a new version).

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

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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