Google Mail
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Workflow Template

Summarize and save new emails to Asana using OpenAI

This automation will use OpenAI to generate and save summaries of new emails to Asana, including the sender and email link. Optionally, you can set it to process only emails from a specific sender.
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When email received
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Merge text
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Get summary of a text by OpenAI
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Convert to text
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Merge text
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Get summary of a text by OpenAI
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Create Asana task
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How does this automation work?

Bardeen's workflow automates the summarization of new emails and saves them to Asana tasks. Businesses inundated with emails can miss critical information or delay responses. By using OpenAI's summarizing capabilities, this automation filters through the noise, providing clear, actionable tasks in Asana. It's designed for individuals who need to stay on top of their inbox without spending excessive time reading every email. Perfect for sales prospecting, marketing, data sourcing, and enhancing personal productivity.

Here is how this workflow simplifies email management using OpenAI and Asana:

  • Step 1: Trigger on new email - When a new email is received, the subject and sender are captured to create a context for the summary that will be generated by OpenAI.
  • Step 2: Generate email summary - OpenAI processes the content of the email, providing a concise summary that captures the essence of the message.
  • Step 3: Create Asana task - The summarized content, along with the sender's details and a direct link to the email, is used to create a new task in Asana. This ensures that each email is actioned promptly and nothing falls through the cracks.
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How to run the workflow

Are you tired of spending hours reading through lengthy emails and trying to extract the important information? This automation will use OpenAI to generate and save summaries of new emails to Asana, including the sender and link. With this automation, you can easily process emails and save a lot of time.

This automation can be used for generating summaries of feedback emails, customer support emails, or even newsletters. You can easily customize the automation to suit your specific use case. Additionally, you can set it to process only emails from a specific sender, making it even more efficient.

Long emails can be time-consuming, difficult to follow, and can even lead to important information being missed. With this automation, you can say goodbye to the hassle of sifting through long emails and hello to increased productivity!

Let’s set it up!

Step 1: Set up the automation and integrate Asana and Gmail

Click the “Try it” button at the top of this page to get this Autobook saved. If it’s your first time using Bardeen, you will be redirected to install the extension.

Bardeen will also prompt you to integrate Asana and Gmail. Bardeen will also prompt you to enter a specific sender. If you enter a sender, only emails from that specific address will be summarized and saved as an Asana task.

Step 2: Run the automation to summarize and save new emails to Asana using OpenAI

Make sure the automation is activated (toggled on).

When you receive an email, the automation will capture the email, summarize it using OpenAI and create an Asana task with the information. It will also include the sender address and link to the email.

💪 Pro Tip: Pair this automation with our other playbooks like Save labeled emails to Asana, including attachments stored on Google Drive and Generate task list from the currently opened email thread and create Asana task for each item to save time on manual tasks! 

You can also edit the playbook and add your next action to further customize the automation.

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You can also find more about how to increase your personal productivity and automate your sales and prospecting process.

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Available actions & triggers

Apps:
Summarize and save new emails to Asana using OpenAI
Summarize and save new emails to Asana using OpenAI
Summarize and save new emails to Asana using OpenAI
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Extract table from text
Extract table from text
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Create OpenAI composed email from text
Create OpenAI composed email from text
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Create draft email
Create draft email
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Generate text from model
Generate text from model
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Get summary of a text by OpenAI
Get summary of a text by OpenAI
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Generate example schedule
Generate example schedule
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Generate question answer
Generate question answer
Action
List entities and types
List entities and types
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When email is starred
When email is starred
Trigger
Archive email
Archive email
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