Get a scheduled view of Airtable items still open
Start your review with a short list of unresolved work and its next steps.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
List records
Retrieves records from an airtable table, with options for filtering, sorting, pagination, and specifying returned fields.
Why this helps
Open items spread across a database are easy to overlook when follow-up depends on remembering to check.
- Review qualifying open records on a recurring schedule.
- Get a concise summary in the run report channel you choose.
- Spot follow-ups that may need a decision or owner.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Airtable once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named Scheduled Airtable Open Items Review.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis which base, table, and criteria define an open item, then ask it to summarize matching records and any stated next steps.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real example by reviewing a known open item.
Questions about this workflow
Does this send reminders to record owners?
No. This workflow searches records and summarizes them in the run report. The listed Airtable actions do not send Slack reminders.
How does it know which records are open?
Specify the Airtable field and values that represent open work in your instruction. Notis can only use criteria and information available from the table.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Airtable. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot triggers
Airtable actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create base
Creates a new airtable base with specified tables and fields within a workspace; ensure field options are valid for their type.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Comment
Creates a new comment on a specific record within an airtable base and table.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create Field
Creates a new field within a specified table in an airtable base.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Create multiple records
Creates multiple new records in a specified airtable table.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Create a record
Creates a new record in a specified airtable table; field values must conform to the table's column types.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create table
Creates a new table within a specified existing airtable base, allowing definition of its name, description, and field structure.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete Comment
Deletes an existing comment from a specified record in an airtable table.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Delete multiple records
Deletes up to 10 specified records from a table within an airtable base.
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