Keep incident follow-up in a usable order
When an incident is raised or resolved in Slack, Notis can sort your Excel incident table by the chosen date or status column.
Trigger
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Action
Apply Table Sort
Apply a sort to a table using microsoft graph api.
Why this helps
Incident information becomes harder to scan when new entries and status changes leave the log out of order.
- Make recent incidents easier to locate.
- Keep an operational log organized after updates.
- Reduce spreadsheet housekeeping during a busy incident.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Excel to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation with one prompt to sort your named Excel incident table by its date or status column when a relevant incident update arrives in Slack.
- 3Choose Channel Message Received and choose a channel for run reports.
- 4Test with one real incident update and confirm the intended sort is applied.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create the incident entry?
This workflow sorts an existing table. Use an add-row action if incident messages should also create entries.
Which column will be sorted?
State the desired column and order in the prompt.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Excel. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Excel actions
Recurring trigger
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New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Add Table
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Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
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Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
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Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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Tool to grant access to a workbook via invite. use when you need to share a specific workbook file with designated recipients and roles.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Add Worksheet
Add a new worksheet to an excel workbook using microsoft graph api.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Excel, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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