Automation library · Scheduling

Automate contract employee lifecycle with Google Docs

Started by another system calling it, and works across Airtable, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Slack. 12 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
4Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 2Service 8

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Candidate PlacedWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Check Contract End DatesSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Get a recordAirtableService
  4. 4Get Expiring ContractsAirtableService
  5. 5Create Contract from TemplateGoogle DocsService
  6. 6Contracts Found?IfLogic
  7. 7Send Document for SignatureHttp RequestService
  8. 8Send Renewal ReminderSlackService
  9. 9Signatures ReceivedWaitLogic
  10. 10Update Status 'Signed'AirtableService
  11. 11Notify TeamSlackService
  12. 12Add Start DateGoogle CalendarService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
12, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Airtable, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Airtable, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Slack accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 12 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.