Keep a scheduled view of available CommCare reports
Know which reports are configured in your CommCare project with a scheduled report-list check and a run report in your chosen channel.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
List Reports
Tool to retrieve available reports configured in a CommCare project. Use when you need to discover what reports exist before downloading report data via the Download Report Data API.
Why this helps
Finding out which reports are available can require opening the project and checking manually, especially when report options change.
- See the configured report list on a regular schedule.
- Reduce manual project navigation.
- Get results in the run report channel you choose.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect CommCare once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis in plain language from any channel.
- 3Describe that Notis should retrieve and summarize the available reports for the specified CommCare project.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test once and confirm the listed reports match the project.
Questions about this workflow
Does this download report data?
No. The allowed action retrieves the available reports configured in a CommCare project. It does not download report data.
Can it alert me when the report list changes?
The action retrieves the available list. A comparison requires a prior list or baseline to be supplied or retained; specify that information if you want change detection.
How often can I run it?
Choose a recurring schedule in Notis that suits your review routine.
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Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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