Create a business survey brief from an incoming email
Make business landscape questions easier to answer while the request is still fresh.
Trigger
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
Action
Get American Business Survey
Tool to retrieve annual business survey (abs) data for a specified year and endpoint.
Why this helps
Business research emails get buried before someone finds the right Census endpoint.
- Routes requests into a consistent research brief
- Uses the requested survey year
- Makes endpoint requirements visible
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Census bureau in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Email to American Business Survey brief.
- 3Describe that Notis should read the request, identify its year and endpoint, and retrieve the matching ABS data.
- 4Select New Outlook Message as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one business landscape email.
Questions about this workflow
What does the email need to include?
It should name or clearly describe the survey year, endpoint, and geography or scope needed.
Can the workflow summarize results?
Yes. Ask Notis to summarize the returned data in the same instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Census bureau. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Census bureau actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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