Refresh Cats portal context after a placeholder is filled
Turn a completed document handoff into a clear Cats portal context update.
Trigger
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.
Action
Get Portals
Tool to list all portals. use when you need to browse portal metadata with pagination after authentication.
Why this helps
A filled template often signals a handoff, but the supporting portal context remains scattered.
- Marks a meaningful handoff moment
- Provides current portal metadata
- Makes completion reports easier to scan
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Docs and Cats in Notis.
- 2Create an automation called Filled Doc Cats Context.
- 3Tell Notis to list Cats portals and summarize metadata relevant to the document after its placeholder is filled.
- 4Select Document Placeholder Filled as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report destination and test with one completed document.
Questions about this workflow
What counts as filled?
The event fires when the configured placeholder pattern is no longer present in the monitored document.
Can I monitor any document?
You configure the trigger for a specific Google Doc and placeholder pattern.
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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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