Review Databricks access requests without digging through permissions
Turn a new Jira access request into a quick view of effective Unity Catalog permissions, including inherited access.
Trigger
New Issue
Fires when a new issue is created in the Jira project you configure. Only issues created in that project produce an event.
Action
Get Effective Catalog Permissions
Tool to get effective permissions for a securable in Unity Catalog, including inherited permissions from parent securables. Use when you need to understand what privileges are granted to principals through direct assignments or inheritance. Returns privileges conveyed to each principal through the Unity Catalog hierarchy (metastore → catalog → schema → table/view/volume).
Why this helps
Access reviewers lose time searching through Databricks permissions before they can assess a Jira request.
- See effective permissions, including inherited grants, alongside the Jira request.
- Reduce manual context switching during access reviews.
- Keep the review focused on the catalog object named in the request.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Jira and Databricks once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation by telling Notis the access review outcome you want.
- 3Pick Jira New Issue as the trigger.
- 4Choose where Notis should send run reports.
- 5Test with one real Jira access request that identifies the Unity Catalog securable.
Questions about this workflow
Does this workflow grant access?
No. It retrieves effective permissions for review. A separate authorized step is needed to change grants.
What must the Jira issue include?
It should identify the Unity Catalog securable to review. If the object is missing or ambiguous, ask for clarification instead of guessing.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Jira to Databricks. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Jira triggers
Databricks actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Member to Security Group
Tool to add a user or group as a member to a Databricks security group. Use when you need to grant group membership for access control.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete Custom LLM Agent
Tool to delete a Custom LLM agent created through Agent Bricks. Use when you need to remove a custom LLM and all associated data. This operation is irreversible and deletes all data including temporary transformations, model checkpoints, and internal metadata.
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 Databricks App
Tool to create a new Databricks app with specified configuration. Use when you need to create apps hosted on Databricks serverless platform to deploy secure data and AI applications. The app name must be unique within the workspace, contain only lowercase alphanumeric characters and hyphens, and cannot be changed after creation.
New Project
Triggered when a new project is added in Jira
Delete Databricks App
Tool to delete a Databricks app from the workspace. Use when you need to remove an app and its associated service principal. When an app is deleted, Databricks automatically deletes the provisioned service principal.
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.
Deploy Databricks App
Tool to create a deployment for a Databricks app. Use when you need to deploy an app with source code from a workspace path. The deployment process provisions compute resources and uploads the source code. Deployments can be in states: IN_PROGRESS, SUCCEEDED, FAILED, or CANCELLED.
Get Databricks App Details
Tool to retrieve details about a specific Databricks app by name. Use when you need to get comprehensive information about an app including configuration, deployment status, compute resources, and metadata.
Get Databricks App Permission Levels
Tool to retrieve available permission levels for a Databricks app. Use when you need to understand what permission levels can be assigned to users or groups for a specific app. Returns permission levels like CAN_USE and CAN_MANAGE with their descriptions.
Get Databricks App Permissions
Tool to retrieve permissions for a Databricks app. Use when you need to check who has access to an app and their permission levels. Returns the access control list including inherited permissions from parent or root objects.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Jira and Databricks, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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