Is this a certificate of destruction?

No, explicitly. It attests to nothing, certifies nothing, carries no seal or signature, and makes no claim that any destruction was secure, compliant or in accordance with anything. Where a contractor gives you a certificate, note on the row where you filed it.

Does it check my retention schedule first?

No. It reads no other tool. Deciding a batch is due is something you do before you open this log.

Does it know about legal holds?

No, deliberately. There is no connection between the hold tracker and this log, because linking them would mean the product deciding whether something may be destroyed.

What method should I use?

CompliMaint supplies none and recommends none. Record what was actually done, in your own words.

Records destruction log

your own destruction decisions — not confirmedEnforced by whoever advises your organization on record keeping.Next: any certificate your disposal contractor issued — that document is the evidence, and this log only says where it is

What you recorded as destroyed, when, on whose authority, and how.

A log is not a certificate, and the difference is the whole tool

There is no attestation here, no seal, no signature and no wording that says anything was destroyed compliantly, securely or in accordance with anything. Where a contractor issues a real certificate of destruction, the row says where you filed it — because that document is the one somebody will ask for, and printing something that looks like it would be actively harmful.

It checks nothing before you log a batch

It does not read your retention schedule, does not know whether a hold is in force, and does not warn you about either. That is not an omission. Whether a batch is due for destruction and whether anything must be preserved are decisions with consequences, made by a person who knows the matter, and a product that gated one on the other would be making them.

Related record-keeping tools: Records retention schedule · Legal hold tracker · Asset disposal record

A dated log of what you recorded as destroyed. Explicitly not a destruction certificate: no attestation, no certification, no seal, no signature and no claim of compliant or secure destruction. Everything runs on your device.

Questions people ask

Is this a certificate of destruction?: No, explicitly. It attests to nothing, certifies nothing, carries no seal or signature, and makes no claim that any destruction was secure, compliant or in accordance with anything. Where a contractor gives you a certificate, note on the row where you filed it.
Does it check my retention schedule first?: No. It reads no other tool. Deciding a batch is due is something you do before you open this log.
Does it know about legal holds?: No, deliberately. There is no connection between the hold tracker and this log, because linking them would mean the product deciding whether something may be destroyed.
What method should I use?: CompliMaint supplies none and recommends none. Record what was actually done, in your own words.