Prepare a Box home for a new worksheet
When worksheet tabs change, have Notis create a Box folder for the reporting area your team needs to organize.
Trigger
Worksheet Names Changed
Triggers when the set of worksheet/tab names changes in a Google Spreadsheet. Detects when sheets are added, deleted, or renamed.
Action
Create folder
Creates a new empty folder within the specified parent folder.
Why this helps
A new sheet tab can signal new work, but its companion folder may not get created until someone remembers.
- Respond to changes in worksheet organization with a matching folder.
- Give new reporting work a place for supporting files.
- Avoid a separate manual folder setup step.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Sheets and Box once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation from Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis what you want in plain language.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to create a Box folder for the reporting area or period represented by the worksheet name change.
- 4Pick Worksheet Names Changed as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one real worksheet change.
Questions about this workflow
Can the trigger tell whether a worksheet was added, renamed, or deleted?
It detects changes to the set of worksheet names. Describe in your instruction how to handle the detected change.
Where will the folder be created?
Specify the intended Box parent folder in your instruction or use the destination supported by your connected Box account.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Sheets to Box. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Sheets triggers
Box actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add classification to file
Adds a classification to a file by specifying the label of the classification to add. this api can also be called by including the enterprise id in the url explicitly, for example `/files/:id//enterprise 12345/securityclassification-6vmvochwuwo`.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add classification to folder
Adds a classification to a folder by specifying the label of the classification to add. this api can also be called by including the enterprise id in the url explicitly, for example `/folders/:id/enterprise 12345/securityclassification-6vmvochwuwo`.
Aggregate Metric Changed
Triggers when an aggregate metric (SUM/COUNT/AVG/MIN/MAX) changes in a Google Sheets spreadsheet. This trigger monitors an aggregate calculation on a target column (optionally filtered by a search column/value) and fires when the calculated result changes.
Add domain to list of allowed collaboration domains
Creates a new entry in the list of allowed domains to allow collaboration for.
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.
Add initial classifications
When an enterprise does not yet have any classifications, this api call initializes the classification template with an initial set of classifications. if an enterprise already has a classification, the template will already exist and instead an api call should be made to add additional classifications.
Conditional Format Rule Changed
Triggers when conditional formatting rules change in a Google Spreadsheet. Detects when rules are added, updated, or removed. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
Add or update user avatar
Adds or updates a user avatar.
Data Validation Rule Changed
Triggers when data validation rules change (added/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
Add shared link to file
Adds a shared link to a file.
Developer Metadata Changed
Triggers when developer metadata entries change (new/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
Add shared link to folder
Adds a shared link to a folder.
Filtered Range Values Changed
Polling trigger that monitors Google Sheets filtered ranges for value changes. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect when values matching a data filter change. Emits the matched values when changes are detected.
Add shared link to web link
Adds a shared link to a web link.
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