Keep important spreadsheet records from going stale
Use a reminder to review a tracked row when its status or contents change, while the update is still fresh.
Trigger
Spreadsheet Row Changed
Triggers when a looked-up spreadsheet row changes. This trigger monitors a specific row (located by searching for a query value within a user-specified range) and fires when the row's values change, when the row appears, or when the row disappears.
Action
Create a reminder
Creates a slack reminder with specified text and time; time accepts unix timestamps, seconds from now, or natural language (e.g., 'in 15 minutes', 'every thursday at 2pm').
Why this helps
A key record can change quietly, leaving follow-up decisions based on stale information.
- Prompt a review when a tracked row changes.
- Keep follow-up tied to the latest record information.
- Reduce manual checking for updates to an important entry.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Super and Slack to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation and describe what review reminder a tracked row change should create.
- 3Pick Spreadsheet Row Changed as the trigger and choose the channel for run reports.
- 4Test with one real change to the tracked row.
Questions about this workflow
What changes does this trigger detect?
It can detect when a looked-up row changes, appears, or disappears.
Can I track a row by a lookup value?
Yes. Configure the trigger to locate the row using a query value within a specified range.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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Aggregate Metric Changed
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Cell Range Values Changed
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Conditional Format Rule Changed
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Data Validation Rule Changed
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