Put worksheet structure changes on the Canvas calendar
When worksheet tabs are added, deleted, or renamed, Notis can create a calendar event to keep the change visible.
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 Calendar Event
Creates a calendar event with options for recurrence (finite `rrule` series only), section-specific timings, and blackout dates within a specified context.
Why this helps
Structural changes to a shared planning sheet can be hard to communicate to people who rely on its tabs.
- Make a structural spreadsheet change visible in Canvas.
- Reduce the need to manually notify course participants about tab changes.
- Use your instruction to turn the change into an event with appropriate details.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Sheets and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and describe which worksheet name changes should become a Canvas calendar event and what it should say.
- 3Pick Worksheet Names Changed as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 4Test with one real worksheet name change and review the calendar event.
Questions about this workflow
What worksheet changes are detected?
The trigger detects changes to the set of worksheet or tab names, including additions, deletions, and renames.
Can events repeat?
Canvas calendar events support recurrence options. Describe any desired timing in your instruction; recurring series are finite.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Sheets to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Sheets triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a global notification within a canvas account, ensuring `end at` is after `start at` and any specified `notification roles` are valid.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create appointment group
Creates a new appointment group in canvas for schedulable time slots within specified course or group contexts.
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.
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
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.
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust due/unlock/lock dates for an assignment in a course, targeting specific students (requires `title`), a group, or a course section; at least one target (`student ids`, `group id`, or `course section id`) is required.
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.
Create Calendar Event
Creates a calendar event with options for recurrence (finite `rrule` series only), section-specific timings, and blackout dates within a specified context.
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.
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
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.
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
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.
Create conversation
Use to send messages in canvas by creating a new conversation or adding to an existing one; an existing conversation with the same recipients (and matching scope/filter, if specified) may be reused unless `force new` is true.
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