Celebrate Wins Automatically: Task Milestone Announcements
A major task completes in Asana. Notis sends a pre-approved template message to the team group: 'Milestone reached: Design Phase Complete! Next up: QA Testing.' Everyone celebrates without extra effort.
Trigger
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Action
Send template message
Send a template message to a whatsapp number.
Why this helps
Milestones and wins get lost in the task noise. Team morale suffers because achievements go unrecognized, and momentum is never celebrated.
- Automatic celebration of team wins
- Keeps everyone motivated and aware
- No manual announcement overhead
- Consistent milestone communication
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and WhatsApp to Notis.
- 2Ask Notis: 'When a task in the Launch Projects list moves to Completed, send a WhatsApp template message announcing the milestone.'
- 3Notis will help you create and approve the template message with WhatsApp.
- 4Move a test task to the Completed section and verify the announcement arrives.
Questions about this workflow
How do I know what constitutes a milestone?
You decide. It could be completing a task with a specific tag, reaching a section like 'Done,' or meeting certain criteria. Tell Notis which task updates trigger celebration.
Can different teams get different celebration messages?
Yes. Create separate automations for each team or project with customized template messages tailored to their work.
Is the template message expensive?
WhatsApp charges per message sent. Templates are pre-approved so they follow the rules and deliver reliably. The cost is the same as regular messages.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Whatsapp. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
Whatsapp actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create message template
Create a new message template for the whatsapp business account. templates must be approved by whatsapp before they can be used. templates are required for marketing messages and messages sent outside the 24-hour window.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete message template
Delete a message template from the whatsapp business account. this permanently removes the template and it cannot be recovered. only delete templates that are no longer needed.
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Get business profile
Get the business profile information for a whatsapp business phone number. this includes business details like description, address, website, and contact info.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Get media
Get information about uploaded media including a temporary download url. the download url is valid for 5 minutes and can be used to retrieve the actual media file. this is useful for downloading media that was sent to your whatsapp number.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Get media info
Get metadata about uploaded media without generating a download url. this is useful for checking file size, type, and hash without downloading the file. use get media if you need the actual download url.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Get message templates
Get all message templates for the whatsapp business account. templates are required for sending messages outside the 24-hour window and for marketing/utility messages.
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.
Get phone number
Get details of a specific phone number associated with a whatsapp business account.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Get phone numbers
Get all phone numbers associated with a whatsapp business account (waba).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Asana and Whatsapp, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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