Auto-Route Task Updates to the Right Slack Channels
A task is updated in Asana. Notis finds the project's Slack channel and posts the update there. Team stays in sync without manual effort.
Trigger
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Action
Find channels
Find channels in a slack workspace by any criteria - name, topic, purpose, or description.
Why this helps
Update silos create misalignment. When tasks update, the right teams in Slack don't know. People operate on stale information, leading to duplicated work and missed dependencies.
- Smart routing: Updates go to the right channel based on project or tag, so relevant teams see them.
- Async alignment: Team members catch updates in Slack at their own pace, no synchronous meetings needed.
- Change tracking: Slack keeps a record of updates so you can reference what changed and when.
- Reduced checking: Stop asking 'has this changed?' Stop checking Asana constantly.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and Slack to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'When tasks in [Project] are updated, post the update to the #[Channel] channel.'
- 3Notis asks which projects map to which channels.
- 4Select 'Task Updated' as your trigger.
- 5Test by updating a task; it should appear in the corresponding Slack channel.
Questions about this workflow
Can I filter which updates get posted (e.g., only status or due date changes)?
Yes. Tell Notis: 'Post only status and due date changes, not comment updates.' Notis applies the filter.
What if a task belongs to multiple projects?
Notis posts to all matching channels. A task in both Product and Design gets posted to both channels.
Can team members opt out of certain updates?
You can configure Slack notification settings per channel. Notis respects those settings.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
Slack actions
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
Tag Added to Task
Triggers when a tag is added to a task. Note: Asana's event structure is inverted for tag events — the resource is the task and the parent is the tag. So parent.gid gives the tag GID.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
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