Carry an approved device request into Control D
Keep device change requests in a sheet and apply a specific approved update to the intended device.
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
Modify Device
Tool to modify an existing device. Use when you need to update device settings by providing its ID.
Why this helps
Device changes can be recorded in a spreadsheet and still be forgotten in the Control D account.
- Reduce manual device setting changes
- Keep the approval with the request
- Make the target device explicit
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Sheets and Control D once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to modify only the device ID and settings listed in a changed range after an explicit approval.
- 4Pick Cell Range Values Changed as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real approved device request and verify the device in Control D.
Questions about this workflow
What does the request need to include?
Provide the device ID, approved settings, and an explicit approval state.
Will this delete or create devices?
This workflow is for modifying an existing device using the specified device ID.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Sheets to Control d. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Sheets triggers
Control d actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Delete Device by ID
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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Tool to delete a profile. Use when you need to remove a profile by its ID after ensuring it is not enforced by any device.
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.
Delete Profile Rule by Hostname
Tool to delete a specific custom rule by hostname from a profile. Use after confirming profile_id and hostname.
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.
Delete Profile Rule by Rule ID
Tool to delete a specific custom rule by its ID within a profile. Use after confirming profile_id and rule_id.
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.
Delete Profile Rule in Folder
Tool to delete a specific custom rule within a folder. Use after confirming profile_id, rule_id, and folder_id.
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.
Delete Profile Schedule
Tool to delete a specific schedule within a profile. Use after confirming profile_id and schedule_id.
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.
List Known Access IPs
Tool to list known IPs associated with the account. Use when you need to retrieve recent access IPs for device resolver queries.
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.
Get Analytics Endpoints
Tool to list analytics storage regions and their endpoints. Use after authenticating to retrieve available analytics regions.
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