Build a news pack for board meetings
Give important discussions a current external view.
Trigger
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Action
List Latest News
Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API. Use when you need a real-time feed of recent articles.
Why this helps
Board preparation suffers when market context is assembled at the last minute.
- Prepare discussion context earlier
- Connect agenda items to market news
- Create a repeatable board prep step
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Currents api in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Board meeting news pack.
- 3Tell Notis to read new board meeting details and return grouped headlines for each substantive agenda topic.
- 4Pick New Calendar Event as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one board meeting event.
Questions about this workflow
Can it group by agenda item?
Yes. Include agenda text in the event and ask for one section per topic.
Can it exclude routine items?
Yes. Tell Notis to skip administrative agenda entries.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Currents api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Currents api actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
List Latest News
Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API. Use when you need a real-time feed of recent articles.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Activities Watch
Tool to start a notification channel to watch activities for a specified user and application. Use when needing to receive push notifications for user activity; call after OAuth credentials and webhook endpoint are set up.
New Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
Get Entity Usage Reports
Tool to retrieve usage statistics for a specific Google Workspace entity. Use when you need to analyze entity usage on a particular date.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
List Users
Tool to list users in a Google Workspace domain. Note: - When the provided base_url points to Currents News API (api.currentsapi.services), this action will gracefully fall back to listing latest news articles to ensure a valid response, since the Currents News API does not expose a users endpoint. - When the base_url points to Google Admin Directory API, it will list users from the domain/customer specified.
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
Get User Usage Report
Tool to retrieve the usage report for a specified user on a given date. Use after confirming the userKey and date. Use when detailed usage metrics are needed for auditing or monitoring.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
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 Currents api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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