Chase missing onboarding documents daily with Google Drive, Gmail, Slack, and Data Tables
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 15 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day at 08:00). Along the way it connects Google Drive, Slack and Gmail.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every day at 08:00).
- Workflow Configuration (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: templates_folder_id, slack_escalation_channel_id, coordinator_reply_to
- List Blank Form Templates (Google Drive): work with file folder
- Fetch Requirement Matrix (Data table): get
- Fetch Onboarding Roster (Data table): get
- Loop People One by One (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Collect Overdue Escalations (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- List Person Intake Folder (Google Drive): work with file folder
- Post Overdue Escalation To Slack (Slack): uses Slack
- Compute Chase Tier And Gaps (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Should Chase This Person (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
…plus 4 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (9)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Data table
n8n-nodes-base.dataTable - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Gmail
n8n-nodes-base.gmail - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches
From the author
Quick overview This workflow runs daily at 08:00 to check each new hire’s Google Drive intake folder against a role-based requirements matrix stored in n8n Data Tables, emails missing onboarding documents via Gmail with blank form templates attached, and…