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Render an expense summary from emailed data

Turn an emailed expense list into a consistent summary document with your Carbone template.

Trigger

New Gmail Message Received Trigger

Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.

Action

Generate Carbone Report

Tool to generate a carbone report from a template and json data. use when you need to render documents in various formats.

Why this helps

Expense details arrive in different emails and formats, making a clear summary tedious to assemble.

  • Bring expense details into one report.
  • Use a consistent summary layout.
  • Spend less time reformatting emailed data.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Gmail and Carbone once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
  • 3Describe the report outcome in one instruction, including the Carbone template ID and the expected expense details.
  • 4Pick New Gmail Message Received as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real email containing expense data.

Questions about this workflow

Does this verify or approve expenses?

No. It renders a report from information available in the email and template.

What if the email has no amount or date?

Supply required details in the email or instruction. The workflow cannot recover information that was not provided.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Carbone. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Gmail triggers

Carbone actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Delete Carbone Template

Tool to delete a template from the carbone server. use after confirming you have the correct template id.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Download Template

Tool to download a template from carbone by template id. use when you need to retrieve the original template file.

ActionInstant

Email Sent

Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.

TriggerPolling

Generate Carbone Report

Tool to generate a carbone report from a template and json data. use when you need to render documents in various formats.

ActionInstant

New Gmail Message Received Trigger

Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.

TriggerPolling

Generate Template ID

Tool to generate a unique template id for a new template. use when you need the template identifier before uploading.

ActionInstant

Get Carbone Server Status

Tool to retrieve the current status and health of the carbone server. use before generating reports to ensure the service is operational.

ActionInstant

Set Carbone API Version

Tool to set the carbone api version to be used for subsequent requests. use before rendering or managing templates to ensure correct version is applied.

ActionInstant

Upload a template

Tool to upload a template to the carbone server. use when you need to add or replace a template by providing its content.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Gmail and Carbone, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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