Parties table

The parties table contains metadata relating to document distribution, such as To, From, and Cc, and it allows you to create links between people and organizations associated with documents. While the table is mandatory, not all documents require these details and you do not need to have an entry in this table for a document.

The parties table supports the use of multiple records for a single Document_ID. For example, you can link a document to a person using one record and link the same document to an organization using another record. If a person and organization are related, the import process can create a People/Organization relationship.

The following table describes the fields in the parties table.

Field	Type	Size	Mandatory	Description
Document_ID	Text	255	Yes (see note)	The unique document ID for a Nuix Discover document. This links the metadata in the record to the correct document. Note: For imports, this field is mandatory for any record in the table, but the table does not have to contain a record for each Document_ID.
Correspondence_Type	Text	255	Yes	Indicates the distribution of documents. Default correspondence types include From and To. You can also define additional correspondence types for a case. If you import a document with a correspondence type that does not exist in the case, the application adds that Correspondence_Type to the case.
Persons	Text	255	Either Persons or Organisations must contain data.	A person related to the case. If you import a person who does not exist in the case, the application adds the person to the case. If both the Persons and Organisations fields contain metadata in the same row, the application also creates a People/Organization relationship.
Organisations [Note the British spelling of this field name.]	Text	255	Either Persons or Organisations must contain data.	An organization related to the case. If you import an organization that does not exist in the case, the application adds the organization to the case. If both the Persons and Organisations fields contain data in the same row, the application also creates a People/Organization relationship.