Nvivo 14

sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/NVivo\\ 14.app

Should do the trick. App appears to be failing gatekeeper.

sudo /Applications/NVivo\\ 12.app/Contents/MacOS/NVivo\\ 12 -initialize [key]
Doesn't seem to be (completly) working anymore. It get's past the following admin prompt, but it doesn't fill in the Enterprise key for the users like it did with 12.

The documentation seems to be pointing to use an activation file. What a pain - not useful in a shared device environment.

Got it working in the end.

Deployed a pre-filled 'Activation' file to /Users/Shared and pointed the commandline argument towards it.

sudo /Applications/NVivo\\ 14.app/Contents/MacOS/NVivo\\ 14 -initialize [key] -activate /Users/Shared/Nvivo\\ Activation\\ File/Activation.xml

You still need to do a PPPC for full disk access and accessability settings.
Bolt a recon onto the deployment and scope the PPPC out via a smart group.

Thanks for answering.

I forgot to reply at the time but this worked for me also, I added a post install script to the NVivo 14 app (for Gatekeeper Bypass) containing "sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/NVivo.app" Thanks!

Thanks all for the great discussion! 

@Qwheel since this command doesn't work (sudo /Applications/NVivo\\ 12.app/Contents/MacOS/NVivo\\ 12 -initialize [key]) and you had to deploy a pre-filled activation file in .xml format, did you just enter generic information for your institution the first name, last name, email, and country in the following file? Or did you script customization for each individual user?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<Activation>
<Request>
<FirstName>Name</FirstName>
<LastName>Name</LastName>
<Email>email@company.com</Email>
<Country>Country</Country>
</Request>
</Activation>

@CavCurator yes correct you need the generic information this should have everything you need https://techcenter.qsrinternational.com/Content/nm12/nm12_mass_deployment.htm

@tdenton thanks so much for your quick response! Yes, that page has been very helpful as I have prepared for deployment, and I have got a script all ready to go to reference the activation file.

I just wanted to confirm if anyone had any issues by filling in the fields as a generic user since it can't easily be mass-deployed with individual user information. It sounds like you haven't run into any issues using the exact same .xml file for all your users? 

@CavCurator been working fine 

Just finish packaging Nvivo 15 using the same xml file its required so it doe activate, we just use our department information to complete the required fields.Seems to work fine 

Does your key have N**15 for v15 app? My v14 key works in GUI of v15 app, but not via script.

yep starts with  NVT15 I did have contact support as I needed new keys for 15, they did say There is a known issue with activating NVivo 15 with an NVivo 14 key through the mac terminal.

Yeah confirmed here too, got a *15 key and works fine now.