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
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
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.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
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.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Create a project
Creates a new asana project, requiring either a `workspace` or `team` gid for association, and returns the full project details.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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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