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Give new contacts a Box folder

When a contact is added in Salesforce, Notis can create a Box folder for the documents your team keeps with that relationship.

Trigger

New Contact Trigger

Triggers when a new Contact is Created in Salesforce.

Action

Create folder

Creates a new empty folder within the specified parent folder.

Why this helps

Teams lose time deciding where to store contact related documents and may create duplicate folders by hand.

  • Create a folder when Salesforce creates a contact.
  • Give the team a predictable place to organize relationship documents.
  • Avoid manual folder setup for each new contact.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Salesforce and Box once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation and give it a clear name.
  • 3Tell Notis to create a Box folder for each new contact using the contact name.
  • 4Pick the Salesforce New Contact trigger and choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real contact.

Questions about this workflow

Does this run for existing contacts?

The selected trigger runs when a new Salesforce Contact is created.

Will Notis add documents to the folder?

No. This workflow creates the folder; it does not upload documents.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Salesforce to Box. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Salesforce triggers

Box actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Add classification to file

Adds a classification to a file by specifying the label of the classification to add. this api can also be called by including the enterprise id in the url explicitly, for example `/files/:id//enterprise 12345/securityclassification-6vmvochwuwo`.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Add classification to folder

Adds a classification to a folder by specifying the label of the classification to add. this api can also be called by including the enterprise id in the url explicitly, for example `/folders/:id/enterprise 12345/securityclassification-6vmvochwuwo`.

ActionInstant

Account Created or Updated

Triggers when an Account is created or updated in Salesforce. Uses LastModifiedDate high-watermark to capture both creations and updates.

TriggerPolling

Add domain to list of allowed collaboration domains

Creates a new entry in the list of allowed domains to allow collaboration for.

ActionInstant

Contact Updated

Triggers when an existing Salesforce Contact record is modified. Emits changed fields alongside relevant timestamps.

TriggerPolling

Add initial classifications

When an enterprise does not yet have any classifications, this api call initializes the classification template with an initial set of classifications. if an enterprise already has a classification, the template will already exist and instead an api call should be made to add additional classifications.

ActionInstant

Record Updated (Generic SObject)

Triggers when monitored fields change on any Salesforce SObject. You specify the SObject type and which field values should be returned in the payload. The trigger uses SystemModstamp to detect changes regardless of which specific field changed.

TriggerPolling

Add or update user avatar

Adds or updates a user avatar.

ActionInstant

New Contact Trigger

Triggers when a new Contact is Created in Salesforce.

TriggerPolling

Add shared link to file

Adds a shared link to a file.

ActionInstant

New Lead Trigger

Triggers when a new Lead is created in Salesforce.

TriggerPolling

Add shared link to folder

Adds a shared link to a folder.

ActionInstant

New or Updated Opportunity

Triggers when a Salesforce Opportunity is created or updated.

TriggerPolling

Add shared link to web link

Adds a shared link to a web link.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Salesforce and Box, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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