Processes to better support defensible disposal in records management

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing a program, which, when executed on the processor, performs an operation for enforcing a document retention policy, the operation comprising:
• identifying records in a container subject to deletion following a date specified by a document retention policy;
• generating a first report listing the identified records and information associated with one or more of the identified records, wherein the information includes at least a filename, a location, and a description, wherein the first report is associated with an identifier;
• and
• initializing a workflow to delete the records listed in the first report.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code configured to perform an operation for enforcing a document retention policy, the operation comprising:
• identifying records in a container subject to deletion following a date specified by a document retention policy;
• generating a first report listing the identified records and information associated with one or more of the identified records, wherein the information includes at least a filename, a location, and a description, wherein the first report is associated with an identifier;
• and
• initializing a workflow to delete the records listed in the first report.