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Generic String03

A free-text string stored in the award-level Generic Tags area of the FPDS record. It is one of several generic extension fields and has no fixed business meaning on its own unless your agency or dataset implementation assigns one.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString03
Title
Generic String03
FPDS Path
award/genericTags/genericStrings/genericString03
Description
A free-text string stored in the award-level Generic Tags area of the FPDS record. It is one of several generic extension fields and has no fixed business meaning on its own unless your agency or dataset implementation assigns one.
Business Meaning
This field can carry supplemental award metadata used to support custom filtering, grouping, or workflow-specific analysis that is not represented in standard FPDS fields. It matters when analysts are working with agency-specific tagging conventions or need to preserve locally defined categorization across awards.
Example Value
Example value

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString03
FPDS XML Path
award/genericTags/genericStrings/genericString03
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/genericTags/genericStrings/genericString03' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString03'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • agency-specific tagging and categorization
  • custom filtering in downstream analysis
  • joining or grouping records by locally defined labels

Common Mistakes

  • assuming the field has a universal FPDS meaning
  • using the value without validating agency or system-specific definitions

Query Guidance

Use this field as a text attribute for filtering, grouping, or pattern matching only after confirming the local meaning of the stored values. In SQL, apply exact-match or LIKE filters to observed values, and avoid business logic that assumes standardized code semantics.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString03 AS generic_string03
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString03 IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__award__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString03 AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString03 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.