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Closed Status

Indicates whether the award transaction is marked as closed. It is a string flag in the transaction information area, with values such as "Y" typically meaning closed and the absence of that indicator or a different value meaning not closed or not reported as closed.

Family: Award
Category: General
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: attribute
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__transactionInformation__closedStatus
Title
Closed Status
FPDS Path
award/transactionInformation/closedStatus
Description
Indicates whether the award transaction is marked as closed. It is a string flag in the transaction information area, with values such as "Y" typically meaning closed and the absence of that indicator or a different value meaning not closed or not reported as closed.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts separate active awards from those that have been administratively closed, which is important for pipeline tracking, portfolio snapshots, and lifecycle analysis. It also supports cleaner counts of open obligations, closure rates, and status-based filtering in recurring procurement reports.
Example Value
Y
Observed Non-Null Count
75,132,044

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__transactionInformation__closedStatus
FPDS XML Path
award/transactionInformation/closedStatus
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/transactionInformation/closedStatus' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__transactionInformation__closedStatus'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building

Common Usage

  • Filter awards that are still open versus closed
  • Segment lifecycle analyses by transaction closure status
  • Exclude closed transactions from active pipeline reports

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming any non-null value means closed
  • Using the field as a substitute for final contract completion or physical completion

Query Guidance

Use explicit value checks, such as closedStatus = 'Y', and include null handling in WHERE clauses when defining open vs. closed populations. When aggregating, group by normalized status logic rather than raw text alone, and confirm whether your dataset stores uppercase, lowercase, blank, or alternate coded values.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__transactionInformation__closedStatus AS closed_status
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__transactionInformation__closedStatus IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__award__transactionInformation__closedStatus AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__transactionInformation__closedStatus IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.