Add Agility CMS author context to a new Outlook email
Know the contributor behind the request before you reply.
Trigger
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Action
Get Authors
Tool to retrieve all authors from an agility cms instance. use when you need the full list of authors for display or processing.
Why this helps
Contributor questions arrive by email without the author context needed to respond confidently.
- Reply with better context
- Find profiles quickly
- Reduce duplicate contributor research
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Agility CMS in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Author Context.
- 3Tell Notis to identify contributors in each new message, retrieve the full Agility CMS author list, and summarize likely matches.
- 4Choose New Outlook Message as the trigger and select a report channel.
- 5Test with one contributor related email.
Questions about this workflow
What if the sender is not an author?
Notis reports that no matching author was found.
Can it compare several names?
Yes, it can return multiple likely matches when the message mentions more than one contributor.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Agility cms. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Agility cms actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Authors
Tool to retrieve all authors from an agility cms instance. use when you need the full list of authors for display or processing.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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New Contact Added
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Calendar Event Changes
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Get Content List
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New Calendar Event
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Get Content Models
Tool to retrieve content models and page modules. use when you need schema definitions to dynamically build content structures.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Get Logs
Tool to retrieve sync items (logs) from agility cms. use after initial full sync to fetch updates.
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
Get Page
Tool to retrieve details of a page, including metadata, content zones, and components. use after you know the page id to fetch.
Get Page Modules
Tool to retrieve all page modules defined in the agility instance. use when you need only modular definitions without content models.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Outlook and Agility cms, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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