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Approved Date

Timestamp indicating when the IDV transaction was approved in FPDS. It records the approval date and time as stored in the transaction information section.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__transactionInformation__approvedDate
Title
Approved Date
FPDS Path
IDV/transactionInformation/approvedDate
Description
Timestamp indicating when the IDV transaction was approved in FPDS. It records the approval date and time as stored in the transaction information section.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts reconstruct the timing of procurement actions, measure approval-to-award or approval-to-modification intervals, and sequence events within an IDV lifecycle. It is useful for trend analysis, timeliness reviews, and aligning procurement records with budgeting, obligation, or oversight timelines.
Example Value
2023-01-17 10:03:23
Observed Non-Null Count
3,872,106

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • sequencing IDV transactions over time
  • calculating approval cycle time
  • filtering records by approval period

Common Mistakes

  • treating the timestamp as the award or obligation date
  • comparing raw strings without parsing to a datetime type

Query Guidance

Parse as a datetime field and use date/time functions for filtering, grouping, and interval calculations. Example: WHERE approved_date >= '2023-01-01' AND approved_date < '2024-01-01' or SELECT DATE_TRUNC('month', approved_date) for monthly analysis.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__transactionInformation__approvedDate AS approved_date
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__transactionInformation__approvedDate IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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