Help New Task Owners Get Context Instantly
You've just assigned a critical issue to a team member. They need to jump in immediately, but they're context-switching from something else. If they could see their own profile their history with this customer, their past related work they'd ramp faster. This workflow pulls their profile the moment they're assigned, giving them a head start.
Trigger
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Action
Get a single person
Use get `/v2/persons/fields` with `fieldids` or `fieldtypes` for detailed data; basic info by default. request multiple fields at once. "export all people" permission needed.
Why this helps
New assignees lack onboarding context, leading to ramp-up time and risk of mishandling customer or investor relationships.
- New owners see their background with the customer instantly
- Reduce onboarding friction for task handoffs
- Prevent mistakes from starting without context
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Affinity.
- 2Ask Notis: 'When someone is assigned to an issue, show them their own Affinity profile.'
- 3Select 'Issue Updated' trigger.
- 4Send notifications to Slack.
- 5Reassign an issue and check that new owner gets profiled.
Questions about this workflow
Can this include related customer context too?
Absolutely tell Notis to include the customer company info and list history so new owners have full situational awareness.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Affinity. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Affinity actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get a company s list entries
Summarize company data across all lists, including list-specific fields and metadata like creation date and author. access requires "export data from lists" permission.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get a company s lists
Returns metadata for all the lists on which the given company appears.
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Get all companies
Affinity api allows paginated access to company info and custom fields. use `fieldids` or `fieldtypes` to specify data in a request. retrieve field ids/types via get `/v2/companies/fields`. export permission needed.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Get all list entries on a list
Access and export essential data and metadata for companies, persons, or opportunities from a list, specifying data via `fieldids` or `fieldtypes`. "export data from lists" permission is necessary.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Get all list entries on a saved view
Use the endpoint to access rows in a saved view with specific filters and selected fields from a web app. it doesn't maintain sort order, supports only sheet-type views, and requires export permissions.
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).
Get all opportunities
Pagination through opportunities in affinity yields basic info but excludes field data. for field data, use specified get endpoints. "export data from lists" permission needed.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Get all persons
The affinity api offers paginated access to person data using `fieldids` or `fieldtypes`. bulk extraction needs special permissions and supports multiple parameters.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Get a person s list entries
Summary: browse rows for a person in all lists, showing field data and entry metadata like creation time and author. requires "export data from lists" permission.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Linear and Affinity, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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