Review Affinda usage when planning cycles move
Keep usage checks attached to the planning moments that matter.
Trigger
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
Action
Get Usage by Workspace
Tool to retrieve monthly credits consumption for a workspace. use when tracking usage over a specific period before reporting.
Why this helps
Credit consumption is reviewed late because usage checks are disconnected from planning events.
- Surfaces usage at the right time
- Supports budget decisions
- Reduces ad hoc checking
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Affinda in Notis.
- 2Create an automation that retrieves usage for the relevant Affinda workspace and summarizes it when a qualifying event changes.
- 3Pick Calendar Event Changes as the trigger.
- 4Choose where reports go and test with one planning event update.
Questions about this workflow
Which period should it inspect?
State the usage period and workspace in the automation instruction.
Can it flag high usage?
Yes, provide the threshold and ask Notis to call it out in the report.
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
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Webhook trigger
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Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
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New Sent Message
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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.
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