Create Breathe HR change requests from Outlook
Keep approved people changes moving without searching through old email threads.
Trigger
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Action
Create Employee Change Request
Tool to create a change request for an employee field. Use when you need to update employee information such as job title, department, or salary.
Why this helps
Role and department updates get buried in inboxes and never reach the HR record.
- Creates an auditable request
- Reduces missed HR updates
- Keeps approval context attached
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Breathe HR in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Email to employee change request.
- 3Tell Notis to identify approved changes, match the employee, and create a change request.
- 4Pick New Outlook Message as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one approved change email.
Questions about this workflow
Can this handle salary changes?
Yes, when the email provides the employee and approved salary change details.
What if the employee cannot be matched?
Have Notis report the message for review instead of creating an uncertain request.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Breathe HR. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Breathe HR actions
Recurring trigger
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Outlook and Breathe HR, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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