Keep Asana Tasks Organized by Salesforce Account

When a Salesforce account is created or updated, Notis applies tags to related Asana tasks based on account type, industry, or status. Work stays organized without manual effort.

Trigger

Account Created or Updated

Triggers when an Account is created or updated in Salesforce. Uses LastModifiedDate high-watermark to capture both creations and updates.

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Action

Create a tag in a workspace

Creates a new tag, with properties like name and color defined in the request body, within a specific asana workspace (using `workspace gid`); this tag helps categorize tasks, is confined to the workspace, and is not automatically applied to tasks.

Why this helps

Account info lives in Salesforce but Asana tasks have no classification. Team members spend mental energy hunting for work related to specific account types or segments.

  • Tasks are tagged by account type automatically
  • Finding account-related work becomes fast
  • No manual tag application across tasks
  • Account updates reflect in Asana instantly

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Salesforce and Asana to Notis.
  • 2Create an automation: 'When an account is created or updated in Salesforce, apply tags to related Asana tasks based on the account type, industry, or segment.'
  • 3Select the Account Created or Updated trigger and your notification channel.
  • 4Test by creating or modifying an account and verify tags appear on Asana tasks.

Questions about this workflow

What tags should we apply?

You define them in the prompt, e.g., 'apply tags for enterprise, mid-market, SMB' or 'apply industry tags like fintech, healthcare, etc.'

Do the tags need to exist in Asana first?

Notis can create them on the fly, but if you prefer to manage them, create a set in Asana and tell Notis to use only those tags in your prompt.

What if an account changes category?

Your prompt can handle that: 'remove old tags and apply new ones if the account segment changed', keeping tags in sync.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

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Salesforce triggers

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Asana actions

Account Created or Updated

Triggers when an Account is created or updated in Salesforce. Uses LastModifiedDate high-watermark to capture both creations and updates.

TriggerPolling

Add Followers to Task

Tool to add followers to a task in asana. use this tool when you need to add one or more users as followers to a specific task. this will notify them of updates to the task.

ActionInstant

Contact Updated

Triggers when an existing Salesforce Contact record is modified. Emits changed fields alongside relevant timestamps.

TriggerPolling

Add Supporting Relationship to Goal

Tool to add a supporting goal relationship to a goal. use when you want to link a project, task, portfolio, or another goal as a supporting resource to a specific goal in asana.

ActionInstant

Record Updated (Generic SObject)

Triggers when monitored fields change on any Salesforce SObject. You specify the SObject type and which field values should be returned in the payload. The trigger uses SystemModstamp to detect changes regardless of which specific field changed.

TriggerPolling

Add task to section

Adds an existing task to a section, optionally positioning it before or after another task in that section; if no position is specified, the task is added to the end.

ActionInstant

New Contact Trigger

Triggers when a new Contact is Created in Salesforce.

TriggerPolling

Create Allocation

Creates a new allocation. use when you need to schedule or assign a specific amount of a user's time per week to a task or project within a defined period.

ActionInstant

New Lead Trigger

Triggers when a new Lead is created in Salesforce.

TriggerPolling

Create a project

Creates a new asana project, requiring either a `workspace` or `team` gid for association, and returns the full project details.

ActionInstant

New or Updated Opportunity

Triggers when a Salesforce Opportunity is created or updated.

TriggerPolling

Create a tag in a workspace

Creates a new tag, with properties like name and color defined in the request body, within a specific asana workspace (using `workspace gid`); this tag helps categorize tasks, is confined to the workspace, and is not automatically applied to tasks.

ActionInstant

Task Created or Completed

Triggers when a Task is created or when its status changes to Completed in Salesforce. Supports optional filtering by task Status or Subject.

TriggerPolling

Create task in asana with specific details

Creates a new asana task; requires 'workspace', 'parent', or 'projects' for association, and 'followers', 'projects', 'tags' are set only at creation.

ActionInstant

Create Attachment for Task

Tool to upload an attachment to a task. use when you need to attach a file to a specific task in asana.

ActionInstant

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