Find the right CommCare report from a new task
Create a reporting task and receive a current list of CommCare reports to use.
Trigger
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a Google Tasks list. Uses timestamp filtering (updatedMin) to efficiently detect new tasks.
Action
List Reports
Tool to retrieve available reports configured in a CommCare project. Use when you need to discover what reports exist before downloading report data via the Download Report Data API.
Why this helps
People lose time searching CommCare for a report that matches the question they wrote in a task.
- Reduce report hunting
- Match questions to available reports
- Speed up analysis planning
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Tasks and CommCare in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation describing how to interpret the reporting task and list relevant reports.
- 3Choose New Task Created as the trigger.
- 4Select a report channel and test with one reporting task.
Questions about this workflow
Does this download report data?
No, this workflow lists configured reports so you can select the right one before using a download process.
What makes a report relevant?
Put the reporting question, program area, and time context in the task or instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Tasks to CommCare. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Tasks triggers
CommCare actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Web User Invitation
Tool to create an invitation for a new web user in CommCare. Use when you need to invite a user with specific role and permissions. Requires 'Edit Web Users & Edit Access API' permissions.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a Google Tasks list. Uses timestamp filtering (updatedMin) to efficiently detect new tasks.
List Reports
Tool to retrieve available reports configured in a CommCare project. Use when you need to discover what reports exist before downloading report data via the Download Report Data API.
New Task List Created
Triggers when a new Google Tasks task list is created. This trigger monitors Google Tasks and fires when new task lists are detected.
Single Sign On
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Task Details Changed
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Submit Form to CommCare
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Task List Changed
Triggers when a task list changes (title or content updates). This trigger monitors a specific Google Tasks list and fires when changes are detected.
Submit Form ODK Compatible
Tool to submit form data using ODK-compatible endpoint for Android client compatibility. Use when submitting XForm data to CommCare. Requires properly formatted XML with metadata including unique instanceID.
Task Updated
Triggers when an existing task is updated in a Google Tasks list. This trigger monitors a specific task list and fires when tasks are modified.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Tasks and CommCare, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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