Turn release request emails into an Appveyor project shortlist
Start with the request and get the project context needed to move the release forward.
Trigger
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Action
Get Projects
Tool to get a list of all projects for the authenticated account. use after authentication to enumerate available projects.
Why this helps
Release requests often omit the exact project name, forcing a manual search before work can begin.
- Reduce project identification time
- Surface ambiguous requests early
- Create a cleaner release handoff
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Appveyor to Notis once.
- 2Create an automation for release request project discovery.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve Appveyor projects, match the request context, and report likely matches plus ambiguity.
- 4Choose New Outlook Message as the trigger and select a report channel.
- 5Test with one real release request.
Questions about this workflow
Does it choose a project automatically?
It can summarize likely matches, but it reports ambiguity when the message does not identify one clearly.
What does Appveyor provide?
The action returns the list of projects available to the authenticated account.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Appveyor. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Appveyor actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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Tool to get a list of all deployment environments. use when you need to enumerate available environments before creating deployments.
New Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
Get Projects
Tool to get a list of all projects for the authenticated account. use after authentication to enumerate available projects.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
Get Role
Tool to retrieve details of a specific role. use when you need to inspect permissions and metadata of a role by id.
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Get Roles
Tool to retrieve all roles in the account. use when you need to enumerate available roles before assigning permissions.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Get Users
Tool to retrieve all users in the account. use when you need to list all team users in your appveyor account.
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Outlook and Appveyor, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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