Log Québec Law 25 confidentiality incidents with forms, Data Tables and email

by atash · 1 views · created 2026-09-17 · Document Extraction

What this workflow does

This workflow has 25 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“Record a confidentiality incident”) (plus 3 other triggers). It uses only n8n's built-in nodes.

How it runs

Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“Record a confidentiality incident”) (plus 3 other triggers).

1. Build register entry (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
2. Create register table if missing (update) (Data table): create (table)
3. Settings (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: privacy_officer_email, from_email, assess_within_days
4. Create register table if missing (export) (Data table): create (table)
5. Create register table if missing (Data table): create (table)
6. Show why nothing was saved (n8n Form): shows the next form page
7. Find the incident (Data table): get (row)
8. Create register table if missing (reminder) (Data table): create (table)
9. Get all incidents (export) (Data table): get (row)
10. Keep register columns only (Code): runs custom JavaScript code

…plus 11 more steps. See the full node list below.

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Nodes used (9)

• n8n Form Triggern8n-nodes-base.formTrigger
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• Data tablen8n-nodes-base.dataTable
• n8n Formn8n-nodes-base.form
• Schedule Triggern8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger
• Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
• Send Emailn8n-nodes-base.emailSend
• Manual Triggern8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger
• Convert to Filen8n-nodes-base.convertToFile

From the author

Quick overview This workflow captures Québec Law 25 confidentiality incidents via n8n Forms, stores them in an n8n Data Table register, sends daily email reminders for incidents needing action, and supports manual export of the register to an Excel file. How…

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