Validate CommCare Access from Login Requests
Give access questions a consistent verification path before they become blockers.
Trigger
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Action
Single Sign On
Tool to validate login credentials and retrieve user profile for a mobile worker or web user. Use when you need to authenticate a user and obtain their profile information including roles, permissions, locations, and configuration details.
Why this helps
Teams spend time searching for account details when a user cannot log in.
- Speed up access troubleshooting
- Return role and location context
- Reduce back and forth with support
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Super and CommCare once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation that extracts the login details and requests a CommCare Single Sign On validation.
- 3Pick New Gmail Message Received as the trigger.
- 4Choose a report channel and test with one safe login request.
Questions about this workflow
Should credentials be emailed?
Do not place secrets in the workflow. Use a secure process and only pass what the CommCare action requires.
What does the result include?
The action can return the validated profile context such as roles, permissions, locations, and configuration details.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Super to CommCare. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Super triggers
CommCare actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Super and CommCare, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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