Create Breathe HR Change Requests From Drive Comments
Capture a specific requested employee update from a document comment and create a Breathe HR change request, keeping unclear requests visible in your run report.
Trigger
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Action
Create Employee Change Request
Tool to create a change request for an employee field. Use when you need to update employee information such as job title, department, or salary.
Why this helps
Employee updates discussed in document comments can get buried before anyone records a formal HR change request.
- Capture explicit employee field change requests from document comments.
- Create a reviewable change request instead of losing the request in a discussion thread.
- Surface comments that lack enough information for a clear request.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and Breathe HR once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis from any channel what change request outcome you want.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to create a Breathe HR employee change request only when a comment clearly names the employee and requested field change, and report unclear comments.
- 4Pick the Google Drive Comment Added trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real comment that requests an employee field change and review the resulting request.
Questions about this workflow
Does a comment directly change the employee record?
No. This workflow creates an employee change request in Breathe HR for the appropriate review process.
What happens with a general discussion comment?
Ask Notis to ignore comments that do not request a specific employee field change and to report requests with missing details.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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