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Preview each new user's onboarding document

See the packet at a glance before sending or filing it.

Trigger

New User Created

Triggered when a new user is created in Zendesk.

Action

LibreOffice Thumbnail

Tool to generate a thumbnail image of a document using libreoffice. use when you need a quick visual preview of a pdf or office file's first page.

Why this helps

Teams open full files just to confirm the right welcome document is present.

  • Speeds document checks
  • Catches wrong files early
  • Adds a visual audit trail

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Zendesk and Api2pdf once.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation.
  • 3Ask Notis to generate a thumbnail for the new user's onboarding document.
  • 4Pick the New User Created trigger and select a report destination.
  • 5Test with one real new user and inspect the preview.

Questions about this workflow

What does the thumbnail show?

It provides a quick visual preview of the document's first page.

Can the preview be used for internal approval?

Yes. Use the run report channel to route it to the people who review onboarding files.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Zendesk to Api2pdf. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Zendesk triggers

Api2pdf actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Add Header Footer

Tool to add headers and footers to a pdf document. use when you need consistent page numbering, titles, or custom branding on every page.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Delete PDF

Tool to delete a previously generated pdf. use when you need to immediately remove a pdf by its response id.

ActionInstant

New User Created

Triggered when a new user is created in Zendesk.

TriggerInstant

Extract PDF Pages

Tool to extract specific pages from a pdf document. use when you need only certain pages from a larger pdf file.

ActionInstant

New Zendesk Ticket

Triggers when a new ticket is created in a specified Zendesk view.

TriggerPolling

LibreOffice PDF to HTML

Tool to convert a pdf document to html using libreoffice. use when you need html output of a pdf file (experimental; images may be excluded).

ActionInstant

LibreOffice Thumbnail

Tool to generate a thumbnail image of a document using libreoffice. use when you need a quick visual preview of a pdf or office file's first page.

ActionInstant

Merge PDFs

Tool to merge multiple pdf documents into a single pdf. use when you need to concatenate several pdfs on the server-side.

ActionInstant

Optimize PDF

Tool to optimize a pdf document to reduce file size while maintaining quality. use when you need to minimize storage or bandwidth for an existing pdf.

ActionInstant

Reorder PDF Pages

Tool to reorder pages of a pdf document. use when you need to rearrange pages into a new order by specifying page indices.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Zendesk and Api2pdf, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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