Summarize station information from travel emails
Get practical station context while the request is still fresh.
Trigger
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Action
Get Station Info
Tool to fetch detailed information for a specified bart station. use after you have a station's abbreviation. (e.g., get station info for 'balb')
Why this helps
Travel emails often mention a station without the access details you need.
- Clarify station access
- Support faster replies
- Keep travel context together
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Bart in the Notis portal once.
- 2Create an automation named Email station access summary.
- 3Tell Notis to identify the station abbreviation in the new message, retrieve station information, and summarize useful details.
- 4Pick New Outlook Message as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one station related email.
Questions about this workflow
What if only a station name is provided?
Notis can identify that an abbreviation is needed before retrieving details.
Can it include live disruptions?
Use the service advisories action in a separate workflow for live disruption checks.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Bart. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Bart actions
Recurring trigger
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Outlook and Bart, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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