6.8 Narrative

The narrative section of the report is critical to understanding the nature and circumstances of the suspicious activity. The narrative may determine whether the described activity and its possible criminal nature are clearly understood. You must provide a clear, complete, and concise description of the activity, including what was unusual or irregular that caused suspicion.

To update the Narrative section, follow these steps:

1. Click the Narrative tab. The Narrative pane displays.
2. Enter the information in the Narrative pane.

   NOTE

   You can enter a maximum of 20000 characters in the narrative pane.

3. Click Save. The following message displays: Update Operation Successful. Carriage returns (if any) will be removed when submitting to FinCEN.

   NOTE

   The line breaks in the Narrative tab are removed while submitting the e-file to FinCEN.

4. Click OK. The narrative details are saved.
5. To clear the changes made in the Narrative tab, click Reset. The page refreshes to display the last saved data.

NOTE

You cannot edit the report details when the report is in View mode. Action buttons, such as Save and Reset are hidden in the Narrative tab when the report is in View mode.