diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/manualredactions/PendingDictionaryEntryFactory.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/manualredactions/PendingDictionaryEntryFactory.java
index 105676a67..38285c3b0 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/manualredactions/PendingDictionaryEntryFactory.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/manualredactions/PendingDictionaryEntryFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.service.manualredactions;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -25,6 +27,27 @@ import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.service.v1.api.shared.model.dossiertemp
 @Service
 public class PendingDictionaryEntryFactory {
 
+    private static String shortenValueIfNecessary(String value) {
+
+        final int MAX_LENGTH = 20;
+
+        if (value.length() <= MAX_LENGTH) {
+            return value;
+        }
+
+        String[] words = value.split(" ");
+
+        if (words.length == 1) {
+            return value.substring(0, MAX_LENGTH) + "...";
+        }
+
+        int bound = Math.min(words.length, 2);
+        List<String> list = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(words).subList(0, bound));
+
+        return String.join(" ", list) + "...";
+    }
+
+
     public EntityLogEntry buildAddToDictionaryEntry(ManualRedactionEntry manualRedactionEntry) {
 
         var manualChanges = List.of(ManualChange.builder()
@@ -34,17 +57,26 @@ public class PendingDictionaryEntryFactory {
                                             .userId(manualRedactionEntry.getUser())
                                             .propertyChanges(Map.of("value", manualRedactionEntry.getValue()))
                                             .build());
+
+        DictionaryEntryType dictionaryEntryType = Optional.ofNullable(manualRedactionEntry.getDictionaryEntryType())
+                .orElse(DictionaryEntryType.ENTRY);
+
+        String reason = switch (dictionaryEntryType) {
+            case ENTRY -> String.format("%s has been added to the dictionary", shortenValueIfNecessary(manualRedactionEntry.getValue()));
+            case FALSE_POSITIVE -> String.format("%s has been added as a false positive", shortenValueIfNecessary(manualRedactionEntry.getValue()));
+            case FALSE_RECOMMENDATION -> String.format("%s has been added as a false recommendation", shortenValueIfNecessary(manualRedactionEntry.getValue()));
+        };
+
         return EntityLogEntry.builder()
                 .id(manualRedactionEntry.getAnnotationId())
                 .value(manualRedactionEntry.getValue())
                 .type(manualRedactionEntry.getType())
-                .entryType(Optional.ofNullable(manualRedactionEntry.getDictionaryEntryType())
-                                   .orElse(DictionaryEntryType.ENTRY).toEntryType())
+                .entryType(dictionaryEntryType.toEntryType())
                 .state(EntryState.PENDING)
                 .dictionaryEntry(manualRedactionEntry.isAddToDictionary())
                 .dossierDictionaryEntry(manualRedactionEntry.isAddToDossierDictionary())
-                .reason("Pending add to dictionary.")
-                .legalBasis("Pending add to dictionary.")
+                .reason(reason)
+                .legalBasis(reason)
                 .matchedRule("")
                 .containingNodeId(Collections.emptyList())
                 .closestHeadline("")
@@ -81,6 +113,8 @@ public class PendingDictionaryEntryFactory {
                                             .propertyChanges(Map.of("remove", originalEntry.getValue()))
                                             .build());
 
+        String reason = String.format("%s has been removed from the dictionary", shortenValueIfNecessary(originalEntry.getValue()));
+
         return EntityLogEntry.builder()
                 .id(originalEntry.getId())
                 .value(originalEntry.getValue())
@@ -89,8 +123,8 @@ public class PendingDictionaryEntryFactory {
                 .state(EntryState.PENDING)
                 .dictionaryEntry(manualChange.isRemoveFromDictionary())
                 .dossierDictionaryEntry(!manualChange.isRemoveFromAllDossiers())
-                .reason("Pending remove from dictionary.")
-                .legalBasis("Pending remove from dictionary.")
+                .reason(reason)
+                .legalBasis(reason)
                 .matchedRule("")
                 .containingNodeId(Collections.emptyList())
                 .closestHeadline("")
@@ -120,6 +154,16 @@ public class PendingDictionaryEntryFactory {
                                             .userId(manualChange.getUser())
                                             .propertyChanges(propertyChanges)
                                             .build());
+
+        String reason;
+        if (manualChange.getValue().length() > originalEntry.getValue().length()) {
+            reason = String.format("%s has been added to the dictionary", shortenValueIfNecessary(manualChange.getValue()));
+        } else {
+            reason = String.format("%s has been added to the dictionary and %s has been removed",
+                                   shortenValueIfNecessary(manualChange.getValue()),
+                                   shortenValueIfNecessary(originalEntry.getValue()));
+        }
+
         return EntityLogEntry.builder()
                 .id(originalEntry.getId())
                 .value(manualChange.getValue())
@@ -128,8 +172,8 @@ public class PendingDictionaryEntryFactory {
                 .state(EntryState.PENDING)
                 .dictionaryEntry(manualChange.getUpdateDictionary())
                 .dossierDictionaryEntry(!manualChange.isAddToAllDossiers())
-                .reason("Pending resize with dictionary.")
-                .legalBasis("Pending resize with dictionary.")
+                .reason(reason)
+                .legalBasis(reason)
                 .matchedRule("")
                 .containingNodeId(Collections.emptyList())
                 .closestHeadline("")
@@ -177,6 +221,11 @@ public class PendingDictionaryEntryFactory {
                                                                     manualChange.getValue()))
                                             .build());
 
+        String reason = String.format("%s has been added to dictionary %s and removed from dictionary %s",
+                                      shortenValueIfNecessary(originalEntry.getValue()),
+                                      manualChange.getType(),
+                                      originalEntry.getType());
+
         return EntityLogEntry.builder()
                 .id(originalEntry.getId())
                 .value(originalEntry.getValue())
@@ -185,8 +234,8 @@ public class PendingDictionaryEntryFactory {
                 .state(EntryState.PENDING)
                 .dictionaryEntry(manualChange.isAddToDictionary())
                 .dossierDictionaryEntry(!manualChange.isAddToAllDossiers())
-                .reason("Pending recategorize with dictionary.")
-                .legalBasis("Pending recategorize with dictionary.")
+                .reason(reason)
+                .legalBasis(reason)
                 .matchedRule("")
                 .containingNodeId(Collections.emptyList())
                 .closestHeadline("")