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Additional Reporting Value Description

Human-readable description associated with an Additional Reporting Value on the award record. It is the text label for the coded or abbreviated value stored in the paired Additional Reporting Value field.

Family: Award
Category: Legislative Mandates
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: description
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__legislativeMandates__listOfAdditionalReportingValues__additionalReportingValue__description
Title
Additional Reporting Value Description
FPDS Path
award/legislativeMandates/listOfAdditionalReportingValues/additionalReportingValue/description
Description
Human-readable description associated with an Additional Reporting Value on the award record. It is the text label for the coded or abbreviated value stored in the paired Additional Reporting Value field.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts translate reporting codes into understandable procurement meaning, which is essential when reviewing statutory, policy, or agency-specific reporting obligations. It supports accurate interpretation of award data when additional reporting categories are used to capture compliance, exceptions, or special handling conditions.
Example Value
NONE OF THE ABOVE
Observed Non-Null Count
49,494,366

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__legislativeMandates__listOfAdditionalReportingValues__additionalReportingValue__description
FPDS XML Path
award/legislativeMandates/listOfAdditionalReportingValues/additionalReportingValue/description
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/legislativeMandates/listOfAdditionalReportingValues/additionalReportingValue/description' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__legislativeMandates__listOfAdditionalReportingValues__additionalReportingValue__description'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Decoding the meaning of additional reporting codes on award records
  • Filtering awards by specific reporting categories or exceptions
  • Validating agency reporting completeness and consistency

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description field as if it were the coded value for joins or grouping
  • Assuming the text label is standardized across all agencies or reporting periods

Query Guidance

Use this field for display, filtering by readable labels, and QA checks; join or group on the paired code field when available, and use DISTINCT to inspect the set of observed descriptions before building logic. In SQL, prefer selecting both the code and description together so you can validate mappings and avoid misclassification.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__legislativeMandates__listOfAdditionalReportingValues__additionalReportingValue__description AS additional_reporting_value_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__legislativeMandates__listOfAdditionalReportingValues__additionalReportingValue__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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