trigger a process when a record is inserted into database

Hi, could someone tell me how to do the following (if it's possible):

when a record is inserted into a table in a database,

I want it to somehow trigger an action which will put an item into user's To-Do inBox of the WorkSpace,

the user can then open the form in the To-Do and use it to view the data in the newly inserted record.

this "user"'s login ID is part of the inserted record.

thanks