Create a document collection when a project starts
A new project meeting can create the document home you need before work begins.
Trigger
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Project documents scatter across inboxes because the workspace structure is created too late.
- Sets up structure early
- Reduces document sprawl
- Connects planning to execution
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Affinda once.
- 2Create an automation that creates an Affinda collection for qualifying new calendar events.
- 3Choose New Calendar Event as the trigger.
- 4Select the report channel and test with one project event.
Questions about this workflow
What makes an event qualify?
Describe the title, attendees, or notes that indicate a document-heavy project.
Can it reuse an existing collection?
Tell Notis to check for an existing matching collection before creating one.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Affinda. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook 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.
New Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
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.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
Create Organization
Tool to create a new organization. use when you have a unique organization name and want to group resources under it.
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Create RESTHook Subscription
Tool to create a new resthook subscription. use after confirming your webhook endpoint is ready to receive document event notifications.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Create Tag
Tool to create a new tag. use when you need to label documents in a specific workspace.
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
Create Validation Result
Tool to create a validation result. use when recording validation outcomes for a document after parsing.
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.
Outlook and Affinda, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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