Bring Department Context Into New HR Meeting Planning
When an HR meeting lands on your calendar, get the current department list in the same report to make planning easier.
Trigger
Event Created
Polling trigger that fires when a new calendar event is created. Returns event ID, summary, start/end times, and organizer info.
Action
List Departments
Tool to list all company departments from BreatheHR. Use when you need to retrieve department information including IDs and names. Returns a paginated list of departments.
Why this helps
Meeting preparation often means switching apps just to confirm organizational context.
- Have the current department list alongside new HR meeting details.
- Reduce app switching during meeting preparation.
- Make it easier to spot when an agenda needs department context.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Calendar and Breathe HR once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named HR meeting department context.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve the Breathe HR department list when a new HR meeting is created and include it in a short planning report.
- 4Pick Google Calendar's Event Created trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real new HR meeting.
Questions about this workflow
Will this identify which department the meeting is about?
Only when the meeting details identify a department. Otherwise it supplies the department list as general planning context.
Does this create or edit department records?
No. It retrieves the department list for reference.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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