Parse a document when its intake cell changes
Update the tracked range with a document link and let Affinda take it from there.
Trigger
Cell Range Values Changed
Triggers when values in a specified A1 range change in Google Sheets. This trigger monitors a specific cell or range of cells and fires when any values change.
Action
Create Document
Tool to upload a new document for parsing. use when you have the document file or a public url and need to extract structured data immediately.
Why this helps
A carefully maintained intake sheet still creates a manual handoff every time a document link changes.
- React to changes in a specific intake range.
- Keep updates from being missed between spreadsheet reviews.
- Send the changed document link for parsing.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Sheets and Affinda once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and describe how a changed range value should identify a document URL to submit to Affinda.
- 3Pick the Cell Range Values Changed trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 4Test by changing the tracked range to a real accessible document URL.
Questions about this workflow
What starts this workflow?
A value change in the selected A1 range starts the workflow. The automation prompt should explain how to recognize the intended document URL.
Can it parse a local file path from a cell?
The Create Document action needs a document file or public URL. A local path in a spreadsheet is not itself a file upload.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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Create Document
Tool to upload a new document for parsing. use when you have the document file or a public url and need to extract structured data immediately.
Cell Range Values Changed
Triggers when values in a specified A1 range change in Google Sheets. This trigger monitors a specific cell or range of cells and fires when any values change.
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Filtered Range Values Changed
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