Review Cats portals after a document is deleted
Close the loop on deleted documents with a fast Cats portal review.
Trigger
Document Deleted
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
Action
Get Portals
Tool to list all portals. use when you need to browse portal metadata with pagination after authentication.
Why this helps
Deleting a document can leave uncertainty about which related portal work still matters.
- Creates a consistent deletion follow-up
- Shows current Cats portal metadata
- Helps identify portals needing human review
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Docs and Cats once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation named Deleted Doc Cats Audit.
- 3Describe the outcome: list Cats portals and summarize metadata that may relate to the deleted document for human review.
- 4Pick Document Deleted as the trigger.
- 5Choose where reports go and test with one real deletion event.
Questions about this workflow
Will it delete a Cats portal?
No. The configured action only lists portal metadata and does not delete portals.
Can the report decide what to remove?
It can summarize metadata and flag items for review, but a person must decide any cleanup.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Cats. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Docs triggers
Cats actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Portals
Tool to list all portals. use when you need to browse portal metadata with pagination after authentication.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
New Document Created
Triggers when a new Google Doc is created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected. Uses timestamp filtering to efficiently poll for new documents.
Document Deleted
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
Document Placeholder Filled
Triggers when a Google Doc's plain text changes such that a configured placeholder token/pattern is no longer present (i.e., the document has been filled in). This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when a placeholder pattern that was previously present is no longer found in the document's plain text.
Document Search Update
Triggers when a Google Doc matching a user-defined search query is newly created or updated since the last poll. This trigger uses timestamp filtering to efficiently monitor documents.
Document Structure Changed
Triggers when a Google Doc's structure changes (headers/footers added/removed, tables/images count changes). This trigger monitors a specific document for structural changes like: - Headers added or removed - Footers added or removed - Tables added or removed - Images (inline objects) added or removed - Positioned objects added or removed - Footnotes added or removed
Document Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Docs and Cats, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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