Keep Canvas assignment details current with Jira
When tracked work changes, update the corresponding Canvas assignment using the matching details you define.
Trigger
Updated Issue
Fires when an existing issue is changed in the Jira project you configure — for example its status, assignee, or any other field on the issue is updated. Only issues in that project produce an event. It does not fire on comment activity: adding, editing, or deleting a comment on an issue will not produce an event from this trigger.
Action
Edit assignment
Updates an existing assignment in a canvas course (identified by `course id` and `assignment id`); only attributes explicitly provided in the request are modified.
Why this helps
A changed Jira task can leave course assignment instructions or dates out of date.
- Reduce stale assignment details
- Keep changes closer to their source
- Receive a report when a matching assignment cannot be identified
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Jira and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and describe how to identify the related Canvas assignment and which issue changes should update it.
- 3Pick the Updated Issue trigger.
- 4Choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real Jira update.
Questions about this workflow
Does the Jira trigger include comments?
No. The Updated Issue event covers issue field changes and does not fire for comment activity.
How does Notis know which assignment to update?
Describe a reliable matching rule in your instruction, such as an issue key included in the assignment details. Supply a rule if your data does not provide one.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Jira to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Jira triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a global notification within a canvas account, ensuring `end at` is after `start at` and any specified `notification roles` are valid.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create appointment group
Creates a new appointment group in canvas for schedulable time slots within specified course or group contexts.
New Issue
Fires when a new issue is created in the Jira project you configure. Only issues created in that project produce an event.
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
New Project
Triggered when a new project is added in Jira
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust due/unlock/lock dates for an assignment in a course, targeting specific students (requires `title`), a group, or a course section; at least one target (`student ids`, `group id`, or `course section id`) is required.
Updated Issue
Fires when an existing issue is changed in the Jira project you configure — for example its status, assignee, or any other field on the issue is updated. Only issues in that project produce an event. It does not fire on comment activity: adding, editing, or deleting a comment on an issue will not produce an event from this trigger.
Create Calendar Event
Creates a calendar event with options for recurrence (finite `rrule` series only), section-specific timings, and blackout dates within a specified context.
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
Create conversation
Use to send messages in canvas by creating a new conversation or adding to an existing one; an existing conversation with the same recipients (and matching scope/filter, if specified) may be reused unless `force new` is true.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Jira and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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