Generate Weekly Status Updates Automatically
Every Friday at 5 PM, Notis creates a status update for your project. No more scrambling to write it last-minute or forgetting it entirely.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create Project Status Update
Tool to create a new status update on a project. use when you need to communicate the current status, progress, or any blockers related to a specific project.
Why this helps
Weekly status updates feel like administrative overhead. You either skip them or rush through them on Friday afternoon, adding stress and reducing quality.
- Removes the mental friction of remembering to write status updates
- Consistent communication keeps stakeholders aligned
- Reduces last-minute administrative stress on Fridays
- Creates a historical record of project progress
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'Create a project status update every Friday at 4 PM that says: What did we complete this week? What's next? Any blockers?'
- 3Customize the template: include specific projects, teams, or questions you always cover.
- 4Select a Slack channel for confirmation.
- 5Next Friday at the scheduled time, verify the status appears in Asana ready for you to fill in.
Questions about this workflow
Can I change the day or time?
Yes. Tell Notis your preferred schedule: 'Monday morning', 'every other Friday', or even 'twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays.'
Can I pre-fill the status with data from the project?
Not yet, but you can ask Notis to include a template with placeholders you fill in. Future versions can pull project data automatically.
Do I have to use the same template every week?
No. You can vary it: 'Monthly on the first Friday, ask about upcoming priorities. Weekly on other Fridays, ask about blockers.'
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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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