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Sequence Nuix Connector

Sequence® is a collection of libraries for automation of cross-application e-discovery and forensic workflows.

The Nuix Connector allows users to automate forensic workflows using Nuix Workstation

This connector has Steps to:

  • Create new cases
  • Ingest concordance and loose files
  • Search and tag or exclude items
  • Create and update item and production sets
  • Extract entities
  • Generate reports
  • Export concordance or document metadata

Settings

To use the Nuix Connector you need to add a settings block to the nuix connector configuration in the connectors.json file.

Using a license dongle

{
  "Sequence.Connectors.Nuix": {
    "id": "Sequence.Connectors.Nuix",
    "version": "0.18.0",
    "enabled": true,
    "settings": {
      "exeConsolePath": "C:\\Program Files\\Nuix\\Nuix 9.0\\nuix_console.exe",
      "version": "9.0",
      "licencesourcetype": "dongle",
      "features": [
        "ANALYSIS",
        "CASE_CREATION",
        "EXPORT_ITEMS",
        "METADATA_IMPORT",
        "OCR_PROCESSING",
        "PRODUCTION_SET"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using a license server

{
  "Sequence.Connectors.Nuix": {
    "id": "Sequence.Connectors.Nuix",
    "version": "0.18.0",
    "enabled": true,
    "settings": {
      "exeConsolePath": "C:\\Program Files\\Nuix\\Nuix 9.0\\nuix_console.exe",
      "version": "9.0",
      "licencesourcetype": "server",
      "licencesourcelocation": "myserver",
      "licencetype": "law-enforcement-desktop",
      "ConsoleArgumentsPost": [
        "-Dnuix.licence.handlers=server",
        "-Dnuix.registry.servers=myserver"
      ],
      "EnvironmentVariables": {
        "NUIX_USERNAME": "user.name",
        "NUIX_PASSWORD": "password"
      },
      "features": [
        "ANALYSIS",
        "CASE_CREATION",
        "EXPORT_ITEMS",
        "METADATA_IMPORT",
        "OCR_PROCESSING",
        "PRODUCTION_SET"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Available settings

Name Required Type Description
exeConsolePath string The path to the Nuix Console application.
features string[] The available Nuix features.
version Version The installed version of Nuix.
consoleArguments string[] List of console arguments to append to the nuix command.
consoleArgumentsPost string[] List of console arguments to prepend to the nuix command.
environmentVariables string[] Environment variables to set before running Sequence®.
ignoreWarningsRegex string Regex used to ignore java warnings coming from the Nuix connection. The default values ignores warnings from Nuix Version up to 9.
ignoreErrorsRegex string Regex used to ignore java errors coming from the Nuix connection. The default values ignores errors from Nuix Version up to 9.
licencesourcelocation string Selects a licence source if multiple are available.
licencesourcetype string Selects a licence source type (e.g. dongle, server, cloud-server) to use.
licencetype string Selects a licence type to use if multiple are available.
licenceworkers integer Selects the number of workers to use if the choice is available.
release bool Releases the semi-offline licence at the end of the execution.
signout bool Signs the user out at the end of the execution, also releasing the semi-offline licence if present.

Documentation

https://sequence.sh

Download

https://sequence.sh/download

Try SCL and Core

https://sequence.sh/playground

Package Releases

Can be downloaded from the Releases page.

NuGet Packages

Release nuget packages are available from nuget.org.