Hi Rommel,

Thanks for your feedback, by default "include pdfs in excel" is enabled to avoid any retention issues as you have highlighted, this switch was added to give an easy way to work with larger files and also for compliance reasons to allow auditors to quickly remove all source documents.

We have some guidance on document retention related to DataSnipper on the knowledge base here: https://knowledge.datasnipper.com/guidance-for-documenting-your-audit-procedures-with-datasnipper

We would also suggest to include checking the embedded documents as part of your standard review checklist, our audit transformation team is also happy to help make those updates by engaging with your methodology team.