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Undefinitized Action Description

Human-readable text that describes the contract's undefinitized action status or condition. It is the descriptive companion to the coded FPDS field "Undefinitized Action" in the IDV contract data.

Family: IDV
Category: Contract Data
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: description
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__contractData__undefinitizedAction__description
Title
Undefinitized Action Description
FPDS Path
IDV/contractData/undefinitizedAction/description
Description
Human-readable text that describes the contract's undefinitized action status or condition. It is the descriptive companion to the coded FPDS field "Undefinitized Action" in the IDV contract data.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret whether an IDV includes an undefinitized action and what that designation means in plain language. It supports quality checks, reporting clarity, and analysis of acquisition actions where obligation or definitization status affects contract risk, funding, and timeline interpretation.
Example Value
NO
Observed Non-Null Count
4,961,865

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__contractData__undefinitizedAction__description
FPDS XML Path
IDV/contractData/undefinitizedAction/description
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/contractData/undefinitizedAction/description' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__contractData__undefinitizedAction__description'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Display the readable explanation of an undefinitized action in reports
  • Validate coded values against their human-readable descriptions
  • Support filtering or flagging of contracts with undefinitized action indicators

Common Mistakes

  • Treating the description as a status value independent from the paired code
  • Using the text field for aggregation when the underlying code should drive the logic

Query Guidance

Select this field alongside the paired Undefinitized Action code for interpretation; filter on the code when possible and use the description for display, validation, or exception review. In SQL, consider trimming and normalizing text only for presentation, not for business-rule logic.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__contractData__undefinitizedAction__description AS undefinitized_action_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__contractData__undefinitizedAction__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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