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Number of Actions

Count of actions recorded on the contract in the FPDS award record. It represents the number of modifications or other contract actions associated with that award, stored as a string in the source data.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__contractData__numberOfActions
Title
Number of Actions
FPDS Path
award/contractData/numberOfActions
Description
Count of actions recorded on the contract in the FPDS award record. It represents the number of modifications or other contract actions associated with that award, stored as a string in the source data.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts gauge contract activity and change frequency over the life of an award. It supports workload, churn, and complexity analysis, and can indicate how often a contract has been modified or updated.
Example Value
1
Observed Non-Null Count
111,509,025

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • counting contract actions by award
  • grouping awards by modification intensity
  • filtering for high-change contracts

Common Mistakes

  • summing the raw string without casting to a numeric type
  • confusing action count with obligation amount or number of line items

Query Guidance

Cast to an integer or decimal type before using in WHERE, GROUP BY, ORDER BY, or aggregate functions. Validate source values for nulls and non-numeric text, and use the field as a measure of action volume rather than as a unique identifier.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__contractData__numberOfActions AS number_of_actions
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__contractData__numberOfActions IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__award__contractData__numberOfActions AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__contractData__numberOfActions 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.