List Cats portals when a new Google Doc is created
Start every new document with a current view of your Cats portal inventory.
Trigger
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.
Action
Get Portals
Tool to list all portals. use when you need to browse portal metadata with pagination after authentication.
Why this helps
New initiatives can begin without anyone knowing which Cats portals already exist.
- Creates an immediate portal overview
- Reduces manual portal browsing
- Keeps project kickoff context in one report
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Docs and Cats in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named New Doc Cats Inventory.
- 3Tell Notis: List all Cats portals and summarize the metadata relevant to the newly created document.
- 4Choose New Document Created as the trigger.
- 5Select a report channel, then test with one real document.
Questions about this workflow
Does this read the full document?
The workflow can use the document event context you provide, while the Cats action lists portal metadata.
What does the Cats action return?
Get Portals lists portal metadata and supports pagination after authentication.
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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When this happens · Trigger
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