Is there a way to log/record deleted documents when the retention period has come to an end?

Question

My client wants documents to be deleted after the retention period has come to an end, but would like to record/log what gets deleted for auditing purposes. Is there any way we can do this OOTB?

Any suggestions would be welcomed OOTB or otherwise :o)

Answer 1

With the retention policy you can have multiple steps that can take advantage of different workflows. For a stage you could start a workflow that creates a list item in a custom list. You could use that custom list as a way to keep your records. The next stage you could delete the document like you are already planning on doing.