Your Backlog Health Metrics Update Automatically Weekly
Every Thursday, Notis logs your backlog size, new issues added, and items groomed into a Notion database. Track if backlog is growing or shrinking.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Insert row database
Creates a new page (row) in a specified notion database.
Why this helps
You groom backlog but never quantify progress. The backlog feels like it's never getting smaller, and you have no data to argue for prioritizing grooming vs. feature work.
- Visibility: see backlog size trend week over week.
- Motivation: quantified grooming progress is motivating.
- Planning data: understand if backlog work is keeping up with incoming issues.
- Communication: data justifies backlog grooming time to stakeholders.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Jira and Notion to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'Every Thursday at 5pm, create a Notion database row with this week's backlog metrics: total open issues, new issues added, issues resolved, and average days in backlog.'
- 3Set the trigger: 'Recurring schedule' (weekly, Thursday, 5pm).
- 4Choose your notification channel.
- 5Review the first row to ensure metrics are capturing backlog health accurately.
Questions about this workflow
How do you define 'backlog' vs. 'active work'?
Tell Notis: 'Backlog is Open and Unscheduled issues. Active work is In Progress and Scheduled.' Notis applies these statuses to your definitions.
Should this include all Jira projects?
You decide. Ask Notis: 'Track only the Main Product backlog' or 'Track all projects combined.' Notis scopes accordingly.
Can I compare multiple teams' backlogs?
Yes. Create separate automations for each team, or ask Notis: 'Include a row for each team within one database.' Notion sorts and filters by team.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Jira to Notion. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Jira triggers
Notion actions
New Issue
Fires when a new issue is created in the Jira project you configure. Only issues created in that project produce an event.
Add multiple content blocks (bulk, user-friendly)
Efficiently adds multiple standard content blocks to a notion page in a single api call with automatic markdown parsing. the 'content' field in notionrichtext blocks now automatically detects and parses markdown formatting including headers (# ## ###), bold (**text**), italic (*text*), strikethrough (~~text~~), inline code (`code`), links ([text](url)), and more. ideal for bulk content creation, ai agents, and replacing multiple individual add page content calls. supports automatic text formatting, content splitting, and up to 100 blocks per request.
New Project
Triggered when a new project is added in Jira
Add content to Notion page
Deprecated: appends a single content block to a notion page or a parent block (must be page, toggle, to-do, bulleted/numbered list, callout, or quote); invoke repeatedly to add multiple blocks.
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.
Append complex blocks (advanced, full control)
Appends complex blocks with full notion block structure to a parent block or page. use for advanced scenarios requiring precise control: code blocks, tables, embeds, nested children within blocks, or when working with pre-built notion block objects. requires full notion api block schema - use add multiple page content for simpler content creation.
Archive Notion Page
Archives (moves to trash) or unarchives (restores from trash) a specified notion page.
Create comment
Adds a comment to a notion page (via `parent page id`) or to an existing discussion thread (via `discussion id`); cannot create new discussion threads on specific blocks (inline comments).
Create Notion Database
Creates a new notion database as a subpage under a specified parent page with a defined properties schema; use this action exclusively for creating new databases.
Create Notion page
Creates a new empty page in a notion workspace.
Delete a block
Archives a notion block, page, or database using its id, which sets its 'archived' property to true (like moving to "trash" in the ui) and allows it to be restored later.
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