Generating and Printing Narratives > Creating and Printing Narrative Reports

Creating a New Narrative Report

Before creating a new narrative report, thoroughly plan the structure of the narrative.

Determine the following:

• Narrative name

• Narrative categories

• Finding for each category, including the prompt and the wording that is displayed on the narrative report

• Format of the findings

• Opening and closing text for each category

• Opening and closing text for the narrative itself

To create a new narrative report:

1. From the Letters menu, select Narrative Maintenance. The Narrative window is displayed.

2. Click New. The Create New Narrative window is displayed.

3. Type a narrative name and click OK. The Narrative Maintenance window is displayed.

4. In the Category section, click New to add categories and the category characteristics.

5. In the Findings section, click New to add findings and associated opening and closing text to each category.

6. Click Opening/Closing Text to add opening and closing text to the narrative report itself.

7. Click OK.