Understand the True Cost of Every Meeting You Schedule
Each time you schedule a meeting, Notis calculates its total cost based on attendees and duration. You'll think twice before scheduling unnecessary hour-long meetings.
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
Append Values to Spreadsheet
Tool to append values to a spreadsheet. use when you need to add new data to the end of an existing table in a google sheet.
Why this helps
Meetings feel free, but they're incredibly expensive when you count salaries. You don't realize the true cost until you're spending 80% of your week in meetings.
- Make cost-conscious meeting decisions
- Justify to leadership why reducing meeting load matters
- Spot unnecessary meetings that cost significant salary expense
- Build culture of respecting time as a finite resource
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Calendar and Google Sheets to Notis
- 2Tell Notis: 'When I schedule a meeting, calculate and log its cost based on attendee salaries and duration. Log meeting name, attendees, duration, and total salary cost'
- 3Create a salary reference sheet or tell Notis average team salary
- 4Create a meeting costs sheet or let Notis set one up
- 5Test by scheduling a meeting and reviewing the calculated cost
Questions about this workflow
Where do salaries come from?
You provide salary data by role/person. Notis uses that to calculate cost. The data stays in your workspace and is never shared.
What if I don't want to track exact salaries?
You can use average salary ranges by seniority level instead of exact figures. Notis will estimate cost without knowing individual salaries.
Does this factor in meeting productivity?
Notis logs the financial cost (time/salary). You can add a manual 'outcome value' column to track whether the meeting produced enough value to justify the cost.
Can I see cost trends over time?
Yes. Over time, your sheet will show whether meeting costs are increasing or decreasing, and you can spot when cost is highest.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Calendar to Google Sheets. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Calendar triggers
Google Sheets actions
Attendee Response Changed
Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.
Add Sheet to Spreadsheet
Adds a new sheet (worksheet) to a spreadsheet. use this tool to create a new tab within an existing google sheet, optionally specifying its title, index, size, and other properties.
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.
Aggregate Column Data
Searches for rows where a specific column matches a value and performs mathematical operations on data from another column.
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.
Append Dimension
Tool to append new rows or columns to a sheet, increasing its size. use when you need to add empty rows or columns to an existing sheet.
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).
Batch get spreadsheet
Retrieves data from specified cell ranges in a google spreadsheet; ensure the spreadsheet has at least one worksheet and any explicitly referenced sheet names in ranges exist.
Event Created
Polling trigger that fires when a new calendar event is created. Returns event ID, summary, start/end times, and organizer info.
Batch update spreadsheet
Updates a specified range in a google sheet with given values, or appends them as new rows if `first cell location` is omitted; ensure the target sheet exists and the spreadsheet contains at least one worksheet.
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).
Batch Update Values by Data Filter
Tool to update values in ranges matching data filters. use when you need to update specific data in a google sheet based on criteria rather than fixed cell ranges.
Event Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Calendar event is modified. Returns the event ID, change type, and the specific fields that changed with their previous and new values.
Clear Basic Filter
Tool to clear the basic filter from a sheet. use when you need to remove an existing basic filter from a specific sheet within a google spreadsheet.
Clear spreadsheet values
Clears cell content (preserving formatting and notes) from a specified a1 notation range in a google spreadsheet; the range must correspond to an existing sheet and cells.
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