Bring external location details into a regular review
Keep the storage paths and credential association for a key external location visible without making a separate console trip. Notis can retrieve its details on a schedule.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get External Location Details
Tool to retrieve details of a specific Unity Catalog external location. Use when you need to get information about an external location including its URL, storage credential, and configuration. Requires metastore admin privileges, external location ownership, or appropriate privileges on the external location.
Why this helps
Important storage location metadata can fade from view between projects and access reviews.
- Make a selected external location easier to review regularly.
- Retrieve its path, credential, and configuration details.
- Send the report to the channel you already use.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Databricks once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3In one instruction, name the external location and specify which returned details belong in the report.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real external location and review the output.
Questions about this workflow
Does the action return all external locations?
No. It retrieves details for a specific external location. Name the location in your instruction.
Can this workflow update the path or credential?
No. This workflow retrieves details for review; changing configuration requires a separate supported action and explicit instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Calendar to Databricks. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Calendar triggers
Databricks actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Member to Security Group
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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Tool to delete a Custom LLM agent created through Agent Bricks. Use when you need to remove a custom LLM and all associated data. This operation is irreversible and deletes all data including temporary transformations, model checkpoints, and internal metadata.
Attendee Response Changed
Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.
Create Databricks App
Tool to create a new Databricks app with specified configuration. Use when you need to create apps hosted on Databricks serverless platform to deploy secure data and AI applications. The app name must be unique within the workspace, contain only lowercase alphanumeric characters and hyphens, and cannot be changed after creation.
Event Canceled or Deleted
Triggers when a Google Calendar event is cancelled or deleted. Returns minimal data: event_id, summary (if available), and cancellation timestamp.
Delete Databricks App
Tool to delete a Databricks app from the workspace. Use when you need to remove an app and its associated service principal. When an app is deleted, Databricks automatically deletes the provisioned service principal.
Event Starting Soon
Triggers when a calendar event is within a configured number of minutes from starting. Returns event details, time remaining, attendees, and join links when available.
Deploy Databricks App
Tool to create a deployment for a Databricks app. Use when you need to deploy an app with source code from a workspace path. The deployment process provisions compute resources and uploads the source code. Deployments can be in states: IN_PROGRESS, SUCCEEDED, FAILED, or CANCELLED.
Calendar Event Changes
**SOON TO BE DEPRECATED** - Use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger) instead. Real-time webhook trigger for calendar event changes. Returns event metadata only. For full event data, use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger).
Get Databricks App Details
Tool to retrieve details about a specific Databricks app by name. Use when you need to get comprehensive information about an app including configuration, deployment status, compute resources, and metadata.
Event Created
Polling trigger that fires when a new calendar event is created. Returns event ID, summary, start/end times, and organizer info.
Get Databricks App Permission Levels
Tool to retrieve available permission levels for a Databricks app. Use when you need to understand what permission levels can be assigned to users or groups for a specific app. Returns permission levels like CAN_USE and CAN_MANAGE with their descriptions.
Calendar Event Sync
Polling trigger that returns full event data including details, attendees, and metadata. For real-time notifications with basic info, use Calendar Event Changes (webhook).
Get Databricks App Permissions
Tool to retrieve permissions for a Databricks app. Use when you need to check who has access to an app and their permission levels. Returns the access control list including inherited permissions from parent or root objects.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Calendar and Databricks, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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