Prepare a Cats portal brief at a document threshold
When a document becomes substantial, get the Cats portal context needed for the next decision.
Trigger
Document Word Count Threshold
Triggers when a Google Doc's word/character count crosses a user-defined threshold. This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when its word or character count becomes greater than or equal to the configured threshold value.
Action
Get Portals
Tool to list all portals. use when you need to browse portal metadata with pagination after authentication.
Why this helps
Long documents often signal a review point, but the related portal context may still be unknown.
- Creates a clear review checkpoint
- Pairs document scale with portal context
- Supports faster planning decisions
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Docs and Cats in Notis.
- 2Create an automation named Threshold Cats Portal Brief.
- 3Tell Notis to list Cats portals and summarize metadata for the document that crossed its threshold.
- 4Choose Document Word Count Threshold as the trigger and set the threshold in the trigger.
- 5Select a report channel and test with a document that meets the threshold.
Questions about this workflow
Can the threshold use characters instead of words?
Yes. The trigger supports a user defined word or character threshold.
Does it summarize the document text?
Only if you include that instruction and the event context provides the needed content; the Cats action itself lists portals.
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.
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Google Docs and Cats, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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