Turn supplier research into a useful contact record
When your saved research names a supplier and provides usable business details, Notis can add that vendor to Zoho for follow-up.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create Contact
Tool to create a new contact (customer or vendor) in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to add a new business relationship to your organization.
Why this helps
Potential suppliers are easy to lose among saved research, especially when contact setup gets postponed.
- Make researched suppliers easier to find in operations.
- Reduce contact entry after sourcing research.
- Avoid creating records from vague mentions.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Readwise Reader and Zoho Inventory once in the Notis portal.
- 2Ask Notis for a new automation or open Automations -> New Automation.
- 3Write one prompt to add a vendor contact only when a saved sourcing document clearly identifies the business and provides required details; have uncertain cases reported.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and the channel for run reports.
- 5Test using one vetted supplier record and confirm its contact details.
Questions about this workflow
Will any company mentioned in an article become a contact?
The prompt should limit creation to documents that clearly identify a supplier you intend to use, with enough detail to create a valid contact.
Can this create duplicate contacts?
Ask Notis to check for an existing matching contact and report possible duplicates for review before creating a new record.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Readwise Reader to Zoho inventory. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Readwise Reader triggers
Zoho inventory actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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