Stop Manually Comparing Proposal Terms
Proposals arrive as PDFs attached to random emails and comments. Notis automatically extracts pricing, timeline, and deliverables into Affinda so you can compare offers without manual reading.
Trigger
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Action
Create Document
Tool to upload a new document for parsing. use when you have the document file or a public url and need to extract structured data immediately.
Why this helps
Proposals from vendors and freelancers come in constantly, each with different structures and formats. You manually read each one, jot notes, and lose details when you switch between tools or context-switch to other work.
- Extract proposal terms and pricing automatically
- Compare multiple proposals side-by-side in Affinda
- Never forget key conditions or hidden fees
- Reduce decision time from hours to minutes
- Create a proposal archive for future reference
- Spot unfavorable terms before signing
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Affinda to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: 'When a proposal is shared in a Linear comment, automatically parse it in Affinda and extract pricing, timeline, scope, and key terms.'
- 3Set the trigger to 'Comment Received'.
- 4Assign notifications to your decision-makers.
- 5Test by sharing a sample proposal in a Linear comment.
Questions about this workflow
What proposal formats work?
PDFs, Word documents, and images all work. Affinda extracts pricing, timeline, deliverables, and special terms from any standard proposal format.
Can I extract comparison data?
Absolutely. Tell Notis: 'Extract only price per unit, timeline, and payment terms' to focus on the metrics you need to compare vendors.
What if proposals have unclear terms?
Affinda extracts what it can find. You can review and annotate the extracted data directly in Affinda, or flag unclear proposals for clarification.
Does this help with vendor selection?
Yes. By standardizing proposal data in Affinda, you can compare vendors objectively and maintain a record of why you chose one over another.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Affinda. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Affinda actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Batch Update Annotations
Tool to update multiple annotations in one request. use when you need to modify parsed values or other fields across many annotations at once.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Collection
Tool to create a new collection. use after you have a valid workspace id and want to group documents by a specific extractor within that workspace.
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Create Document
Tool to upload a new document for parsing. use when you have the document file or a public url and need to extract structured data immediately.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Create Organization
Tool to create a new organization. use when you have a unique organization name and want to group resources under it.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Create RESTHook Subscription
Tool to create a new resthook subscription. use after confirming your webhook endpoint is ready to receive document event notifications.
Private Team Comment Created
Fires when a new comment is posted on an issue in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create Tag
Tool to create a new tag. use when you need to label documents in a specific workspace.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create Validation Result
Tool to create a validation result. use when recording validation outcomes for a document after parsing.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create Workspace
Tool to create a new workspace. use when you need to programmatically create a workspace container within an organization.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Linear and Affinda, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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