Turn Issue Updates Into Sales Follow-Ups
Every time an issue is updated in Linear, a task appears in Salesforce. Your team stays on top of changes without checking both tools.
Trigger
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Action
Create task
Creates a new task in salesforce to track activities, to-dos, and follow-ups related to contacts, leads, or other records.
Why this helps
Issue status changes go unnoticed because sales doesn't monitor Linear. Follow-ups get postponed, and momentum stalls.
- Your team never misses a critical update
- Tasks are distributed automatically without manual assignment
- Context-switching is eliminated—everything is in Salesforce
- Momentum on deals and projects never stalls
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Salesforce to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: 'When an issue is updated in Linear, create a task in Salesforce.' Choose your notification channel.
- 3Tell Notis the priority level and due date for these tasks (e.g., 'mark as high priority' or 'due in 2 days').
- 4Test by updating a Linear issue—a new task appears in Salesforce.
Questions about this workflow
What counts as an 'update' in this automation?
Any change to an issue triggers this: status change, assignment change, label change, priority change, or description update.
Won't this create too many tasks?
You can refine the trigger. Tell Notis to create tasks only for high-priority issues, specific teams, or certain types of changes.
Can tasks be assigned to specific people?
Yes. Describe how you want tasks assigned (e.g., 'assign to the issue owner' or 'assign to the sales lead'), and Notis will handle it.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Salesforce. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Salesforce actions
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Create Salesforce Account
Deprecated: creates a new salesforce account using a json post request, requiring 'name'; specific fields (e.g., custom, dunsnumber) may have org-level prerequisites.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Add contact to campaign
Adds a contact to a campaign by creating a campaignmember record, allowing you to track campaign engagement.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Add lead to campaign
Adds a lead to a campaign by creating a campaignmember record, allowing you to track campaign engagement.
Private Team Comment Created
Fires when a new comment is posted on an issue in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Add product to opportunity
Adds a product (line item) to an opportunity. the product must exist in a pricebook entry that's associated with the opportunity's pricebook.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Apply lead assignment rules
Applies configured lead assignment rules to a specific lead, automatically routing it to the appropriate owner based on your organization's rules.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Associate contact to account
Associates a contact with an account by updating the contact's accountid field.
Project Created
Fires when a new Linear project is created. Covers projects in both public and private teams — polls with the connected user's token, so visibility matches what the connected user can see in Linear.
Clone opportunity with products
Clones an opportunity and optionally its products (line items). creates a new opportunity with the same field values and products as the original.
Project Properties Updated
Fires when properties on a Linear project change (status, lead, target date, priority, etc.). Covers projects in both public and private teams — polls with the connected user's token.
Clone record
Creates a copy of an existing salesforce record by reading its data, removing system fields, and creating a new record. optionally apply field updates to the clone.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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