Create DeskTime projects for new Docs
Start tracking a new initiative as soon as its working brief exists.
Trigger
New Document Created
Triggers when a new Google Doc is created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected. Uses timestamp filtering to efficiently poll for new documents.
Action
Create Project with Optional Task
Tool to create a new project with an optional initial task. use when you need to set up a new desktime project programmatically.
Why this helps
A new brief is created in Docs, but project tracking setup waits until later.
- Launch tracking from the first brief
- Reduce setup delay
- Create a consistent starter task
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Super and Desktime in Notis.
- 2Create an automation describing how a new document should become a DeskTime project.
- 3Pick New Document Created as the trigger.
- 4Choose a report channel and test with one new document.
Questions about this workflow
Can this create projects for every document?
Tell Notis which document context qualifies and how to handle unrelated documents.
Is the document content copied into DeskTime?
Only the project and optional task are created according to your instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Super to Desktime. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Super triggers
Desktime actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Project with Optional Task
Tool to create a new project with an optional initial task. use when you need to set up a new desktime project programmatically.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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