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Version

Stores the version identifier for an award record in FPDS. It indicates which iteration of the award record is being referenced as the record is created, updated, or resubmitted.

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__version
Title
Version
FPDS Path
award/version
Description
Stores the version identifier for an award record in FPDS. It indicates which iteration of the award record is being referenced as the record is created, updated, or resubmitted.
Business Meaning
This field matters because procurement analysts often need to distinguish the latest award state from prior revisions when measuring obligation activity, tracking changes, or building refreshable reporting logic. It supports record version control in longitudinal analysis and helps prevent double counting when multiple versions of the same award appear.
Example Value
1.1
Observed Non-Null Count
111,490,431

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Selecting the latest record for each award
  • Tracking award record revisions over time
  • Deduplicating versioned FPDS extracts

Common Mistakes

  • Using it as a business measure of contract amendments
  • Grouping awards without first accounting for multiple versions

Query Guidance

Use with the award identifier to partition records and rank by version when keeping the current row, for example with ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY award_id ORDER BY version DESC). Cast carefully if the source stores the value as text, and do not aggregate across versions unless the analysis explicitly requires all historical states.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__version AS version
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__version IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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