Make room for incident follow-up in planning
Incident follow-ups can keep getting deferred when planned work fills every cycle. Notis can create a recurring Shortcut iteration to give that work a predictable planning window.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create iteration
The createiteration endpoint allows you to create a new iteration in shortcut, which represents a time-boxed period for completing a set of stories or tasks. this endpoint is crucial for teams using agile methodologies, enabling them to plan and track progress over specific time periods. use this endpoint when setting up sprint cycles, planning releases, or organizing work into manageable timeframes. the endpoint requires essential information such as the iteration's name and date range, while also offering options to add followers, associate groups, and attach labels for better organization and tracking. it's important to note that while multiple groups can be added via the api, the current web ui only displays one group association. this endpoint should not be used for modifying existing iterations; instead, use the dedicated update endpoint for such changes.
Why this helps
Follow-up work competes with planned commitments and can remain unprioritized indefinitely.
- Create a recurring planning moment for incident work.
- Make follow-up capacity visible to the team.
- Help keep prevention tasks from being perpetually postponed.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect iLert and Shortcut to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create a new automation and name it for the incident follow-up cycle.
- 3Ask Notis in one prompt to create a Shortcut iteration on the chosen cadence for incident follow-up work.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule trigger and a channel for run reports, then create the automation.
- 5Test one scheduled run and check the iteration dates and naming.
Questions about this workflow
Does this automatically fill the iteration with stories?
The selected action creates an iteration. It does not add stories.
Can the schedule use incident data?
The schedule starts Notis. Any incident context used must be available to Notis during the run.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link iLert to Shortcut. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
iLert triggers
Shortcut actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create category
Create category allows you to create a new category in shortcut.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create entity template
Create a new entity template for the workspace.
Create epic
Create epic allows you to create a new epic in shortcut.
Create epic comment
This endpoint allows you to create a threaded comment on an epic.
Create epic comment comment
This endpoint allows you to create a nested comment reply to an existing epic comment.
Create group
Creates a new group in the shortcut system with customizable properties. this endpoint allows you to set up a group with a unique mention name, display name, optional description, and various customization options. use this when you need to establish a new team, department, or any other collective within your shortcut workspace. the created group can include members, associated workflows, and visual customizations like color and icon. this endpoint is particularly useful for organizing your shortcut workspace structure, facilitating team collaboration, and streamlining workflow management. note that while member and workflow associations can be set during creation, they can also be modified later using separate endpoints.
Create iteration
The createiteration endpoint allows you to create a new iteration in shortcut, which represents a time-boxed period for completing a set of stories or tasks. this endpoint is crucial for teams using agile methodologies, enabling them to plan and track progress over specific time periods. use this endpoint when setting up sprint cycles, planning releases, or organizing work into manageable timeframes. the endpoint requires essential information such as the iteration's name and date range, while also offering options to add followers, associate groups, and attach labels for better organization and tracking. it's important to note that while multiple groups can be added via the api, the current web ui only displays one group association. this endpoint should not be used for modifying existing iterations; instead, use the dedicated update endpoint for such changes.
Create label
Create label allows you to create a new label in shortcut.
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