Give approval requests a clear place in Asana
Keep decisions that need your attention visible after the email notification fades.
Trigger
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Action
Create task in asana with specific details
Creates a new asana task; requires 'workspace', 'parent', or 'projects' for association, and 'followers', 'projects', 'tags' are set only at creation.
Why this helps
Approval requests can get buried among routine messages and delay someone else's work.
- Make approval requests easier to spot in Asana.
- Summarize the decision needed and message context.
- Reduce time spent scanning the inbox for pending approvals.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Asana once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis the outcome in plain language from a channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to create a task when a new email contains a clear approval request and summarize the decision needed.
- 4Pick the Outlook New Outlook Message trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real approval request email.
Questions about this workflow
Will any email that mentions approval create a task?
Describe what qualifies as an actual request for your approval. Notis can use the message content to distinguish it from a passing mention.
Can Notis approve on my behalf?
This workflow creates a task to track the request. It does not make an approval decision.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Asana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Asana actions
Recurring trigger
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New Calendar Event
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Creates a new asana project, requiring either a `workspace` or `team` gid for association, and returns the full project details.
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Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
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New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
Create task in asana with specific details
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Create Attachment for Task
Tool to upload an attachment to a task. use when you need to attach a file to a specific task in asana.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Outlook and Asana, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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