markjrouse Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 I can appreciate that this may not be easy to implement, but I would like to see a scripting engine being introduced into Intella so that tasks can be processed automatically. Maybe a command line interface or scripting environment like that of EnCase, but I think it would allow users to script a variety of functions. I can see benefit in being able to do a number of jobs without having to wait for the interface expecting an input or a mouse click, so that I can leave things overnight or the weekend, and have various jobs completed without input from me (unless of course there are errors). Example scriptable tasks: Index processing - I can script the indexing of a data source for case A then have a data source indexed for case B Keywords - have keywords automatically applied to a case and results saved as a saved search perhaps Exports - once indexing is done, maybe have specific data exported to a folder of my choosing. Key store - have passwords automatically added to the key store before indexing by pointing the scripting engine at my password file. I think that when you have possible repeatable tasks, maybe an eDiscovery engagement for a regulator (and you are designing a workflow), and let's say you have 20 custodians' data to process, I want to be able to not only speed up the processing (for example, I don't have to navigate to different folders or sources each time through the dialogue box), but apply other automatic tasks to the data sources I'm indexing so that I can create a streamlined workflow. So if I could script the processing of 20 custodians' worth of data, have applied keywords or date ranges to the data etc., if applicable for that engagement, and then relevant documents exported, perhaps as a load file, then I can simply build a script and run it without having to wait for the interface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Hello Mark, I am happy to tell you that in the next version you will be able to define index post-processing tasks, i.e. find all items matching a keyword, keyword list, MD5 list, date range or an arbitrarily complex Saved Search and let them be tagged, flagged, commented or exported using an export template. It is configured through a UI and therefore may not be as flexible as a full-fledged scripting language, but it will surely make a vast difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalin Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 And if/when you decide to add real scripting, PLEASE don't invent a language (VoundScript?), use any of the available ones, just provide API. Even native Java will be a good start (although I don't speak it lately). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ŁukaszBachman Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 @Kalin, can you name few of scripting languages used in eDiscovery tools that we could use and which you wish to see in Intella? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjrouse Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Hi Lukasz, As an example, Nuix uses Ruby I believe as a scripting language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ŁukaszBachman Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 @Mark, but do they provide you with a Ruby-SDK that you can use? Or perhaps they have ruby interpreter integrated into the software, so that you can make some use of the data directly from the tool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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