Keep your CommCare report inventory current
Know what reporting is available before someone needs it urgently.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
List Reports
Tool to retrieve available reports configured in a CommCare project. Use when you need to discover what reports exist before downloading report data via the Download Report Data API.
Why this helps
Report catalogs drift over time, so teams rediscover available reports during high-pressure investigations.
- Reduce repeated discovery work
- Spot reporting gaps sooner
- Give teams a shared report index
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect CommCare in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Scheduled CommCare report inventory.
- 3Tell Notis to list configured reports and summarize additions, removals, or notable naming changes based on prior run context if provided.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel and test with one scheduled run.
Questions about this workflow
Can it compare with a previous inventory?
Yes, if the prior inventory is available in the run context or report history supplied to Notis.
Does it retrieve report rows?
No. This action lists available reports only.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Zendesk to CommCare. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Zendesk triggers
CommCare actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Web User Invitation
Tool to create an invitation for a new web user in CommCare. Use when you need to invite a user with specific role and permissions. Requires 'Edit Web Users & Edit Access API' permissions.
New User Created
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List Reports
Tool to retrieve available reports configured in a CommCare project. Use when you need to discover what reports exist before downloading report data via the Download Report Data API.
New Zendesk Ticket
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Single Sign On
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Submit Form ODK Compatible
Tool to submit form data using ODK-compatible endpoint for Android client compatibility. Use when submitting XForm data to CommCare. Requires properly formatted XML with metadata including unique instanceID.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Zendesk and CommCare, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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