Put Salesforce milestones on the Canvas calendar
When a monitored record changes in a way that signals a milestone, create a Canvas calendar event so the next step is visible to the team.
Trigger
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.
Action
Create Calendar Event
Creates a calendar event with options for recurrence (finite `rrule` series only), section-specific timings, and blackout dates within a specified context.
Why this helps
A date or milestone in Salesforce can pass unnoticed by the people coordinating work in Canvas.
- Make a meaningful record milestone visible on the Canvas calendar.
- Use monitored SObject changes as a workflow trigger.
- Give the team a shared reminder in its course context.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Salesforce and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, then choose New Automation.
- 3Tell Notis which monitored record change should create a Canvas calendar event and provide the Canvas context.
- 4Pick the Salesforce Record Updated trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real record change and confirm the event date and description.
Questions about this workflow
Can this work with any Salesforce object?
The generic trigger supports any Salesforce SObject, with the SObject type and returned field values specified for the trigger. Choose a valid monitored object and fields.
Where does the event appear?
The Canvas calendar event requires a valid context, such as a course or group. Include the intended context in your instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Salesforce to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Salesforce triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a global notification within a canvas account, ensuring `end at` is after `start at` and any specified `notification roles` are valid.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create appointment group
Creates a new appointment group in canvas for schedulable time slots within specified course or group contexts.
Account Created or Updated
Triggers when an Account is created or updated in Salesforce. Uses LastModifiedDate high-watermark to capture both creations and updates.
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
Contact Updated
Triggers when an existing Salesforce Contact record is modified. Emits changed fields alongside relevant timestamps.
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust due/unlock/lock dates for an assignment in a course, targeting specific students (requires `title`), a group, or a course section; at least one target (`student ids`, `group id`, or `course section id`) is required.
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.
Create Calendar Event
Creates a calendar event with options for recurrence (finite `rrule` series only), section-specific timings, and blackout dates within a specified context.
New Contact Trigger
Triggers when a new Contact is Created in Salesforce.
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
New Lead Trigger
Triggers when a new Lead is created in Salesforce.
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
New or Updated Opportunity
Triggers when a Salesforce Opportunity is created or updated.
Create conversation
Use to send messages in canvas by creating a new conversation or adding to an existing one; an existing conversation with the same recipients (and matching scope/filter, if specified) may be reused unless `force new` is true.
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