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Give Salesforce opportunities a Dropbox document home

Create a place for deal documents when an opportunity is created or updated, keeping the workspace close to the sales record.

Trigger

New or Updated Opportunity

Triggers when a Salesforce Opportunity is created or updated.

Action

Create folder

Tool to create a new folder at a specified path in dropbox. use when you need to organize files by creating a new directory. requires the 'files.content.write' scope.

Why this helps

Opportunity documents get scattered when folder setup depends on someone remembering a manual step.

  • Create an opportunity document home from deal activity.
  • Reduce repeated folder setup during sales work.
  • Make deal materials easier to organize consistently.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Salesforce and Dropbox once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, with a name and prompt.
  • 3Describe the Dropbox folder path and naming approach using available opportunity details.
  • 4Pick the Salesforce New or Updated Opportunity trigger and choose where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real opportunity event and check the folder path.

Questions about this workflow

Will an update create another folder each time?

The trigger runs for opportunity creation or updates. Describe how to handle an existing folder in your instruction and verify the behavior with a real example.

Can Dropbox create the folder at a specified path?

Yes. The Create folder action creates a new directory at a specified Dropbox path.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Salesforce triggers

Dropbox actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Create file request

Tool to create a new file request in dropbox. use when you need to request files from others by generating a unique link for uploads to a specified dropbox folder, optionally with a deadline.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create folder

Tool to create a new folder at a specified path in dropbox. use when you need to organize files by creating a new directory. requires the 'files.content.write' scope.

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

Create paper document

Creates a new dropbox paper document at the specified path using html or markdown content.

ActionInstant

Contact Updated

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

TriggerPolling

Delete file or folder

Permanently deletes the file or folder at the specified path in dropbox. use when you need to remove a specific file or folder. requires the `files.content.write` scope.

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

Get about me

Tool to get information about the current user's dropbox account. use when you need to retrieve account details like email, name, or account type.

ActionInstant

New Contact Trigger

Triggers when a new Contact is Created in Salesforce.

TriggerPolling

List files in folder

Tool to list files and folders in a specified dropbox directory. use when you need to see the contents of a folder, including subfolders if recursive is true.

ActionInstant

New Lead Trigger

Triggers when a new Lead is created in Salesforce.

TriggerPolling

List folder contents

Retrieves a list of folders, files, and deleted entries from a specified dropbox path.

ActionInstant

New or Updated Opportunity

Triggers when a Salesforce Opportunity is created or updated.

TriggerPolling

Move file or folder

Move file or folder

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

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

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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