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Update Affinda after Drive file changes

Keep document records aligned when source files are renamed or revised.

Trigger

File Updated

Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.

Action

Update Document

Tool to update specific fields of a document. use when you need to rename, reassign, or adjust expiry and storage settings after document creation.

Why this helps

Drive changes create mismatches in document names and storage settings across systems.

  • Keeps metadata aligned
  • Reduces stale records
  • Handles routine file changes automatically

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Super and Affinda once in Notis.
  • 2Create an automation named Drive Change Metadata Sync.
  • 3Tell Notis to find the related Affinda document and update its allowed metadata or storage settings based on the Drive change.
  • 4Pick File Updated as the trigger and choose a report channel.
  • 5Test with one known linked file.

Questions about this workflow

Which Affinda fields can be updated?

The workflow can update fields supported by Affinda's Update Document action and your instruction.

What if the Drive file is unrelated?

Ask Notis to stop when it cannot confidently identify a linked Affinda document.

When this happens · Trigger

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Google Super to Affinda. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Google Super triggers

Affinda actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Batch Update Annotations

Tool to update multiple annotations in one request. use when you need to modify parsed values or other fields across many annotations at once.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Create Collection

Tool to create a new collection. use after you have a valid workspace id and want to group documents by a specific extractor within that workspace.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Attendee Response Changed

Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.

TriggerPolling

Create Organization

Tool to create a new organization. use when you have a unique organization name and want to group resources under it.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Create RESTHook Subscription

Tool to create a new resthook subscription. use after confirming your webhook endpoint is ready to receive document event notifications.

ActionInstant

Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)

Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.

TriggerPolling

Create Tag

Tool to create a new tag. use when you need to label documents in a specific workspace.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Create Validation Result

Tool to create a validation result. use when recording validation outcomes for a document after parsing.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Create Workspace

Tool to create a new workspace. use when you need to programmatically create a workspace container within an organization.

ActionInstant

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