Auto-Create Project Sections From Slack Channels
A new Slack channel appears. Notis automatically creates a section in your project. Tasks related to that channel go in that section. Organization happens automatically.
Trigger
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Action
Create a section in a project
Creates a new section in a project, optionally positioned relative to an existing section in the same project, and returns the full record of the new section.
Why this helps
Slack channels represent different areas of work, but corresponding Asana project sections are manually created (or more often, never created), leaving tasks scattered and disorganized.
- Project organization automatically mirrors channel structure
- Tasks are naturally grouped by channel/topic
- Reduces manual overhead of creating and naming sections
- Cleaner, more intuitive project layout
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Asana to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'When a new Slack channel is created, create a new section in Project X using the channel name.'
- 3Specify which project to use: 'In the Main Project' or 'Create a section for each channel in its own project.'
- 4Select your notification channel.
- 5Create a test Slack channel and verify the section appears in your Asana project.
Questions about this workflow
Which project should sections be created in?
You tell Notis: 'In this specific project' or 'Create a new project for each channel and a section in each.'
What if I don't want a section for every channel?
Add filters: 'Only for channels that start with project- or contain more than 5 members' to avoid cluttering your project.
Can I customize the section name?
Yes. Tell Notis: 'Use the channel name' or 'If the channel is team-marketing, create a section called Marketing.'
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Asana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Asana actions
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
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.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
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.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
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.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create a project
Creates a new asana project, requiring either a `workspace` or `team` gid for association, and returns the full project details.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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.
Reaction Removed Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message.
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.
New Bot Message Received Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_RECEIVED` with `is_bot_message=true` instead. Triggered when a new bot message is posted to a Slack channel.
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.
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